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''The Club'' is a satirical play by the Australian playwright David Williamson. It follows the fortunes of an Australian rules football club over the course of a season, and explores the clashes of individuals from within the club. It was inspired by the backroom dealings and antics of the Victorian Football League's Collingwood Football Club. The play was made into a film in 1980, directed by Bruce Beresford.
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''The Club'' is a satirical play by the Australian playwright David Williamson. It follows the fortunes of an Australian rules football club over as the course boardroom becomes a battleground when the purchase of a season, new recruit pits the disgruntled head coach against the club President. In the heat of battle, the players threaten a team wide strike and explores a club legend will use the clashes of individuals from within opportunity to usurp the club.presidency for himself. Whilst the men each fight for power and control of the club’s on and off field destiny, the game’s best administrator watches his Machiavellian scheme unfold. It was inspired by the backroom dealings and antics of the Victorian Football League's Collingwood Football Club. The play was made into a film in 1980, directed by Bruce Beresford.
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* '''Danny Rowe''' – Player and captain of the team. His career is almost finished and the club consider trading him. Played in the film by Harold Hopkins.
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* '''Danny Rowe''' – Player player and captain of the team. His career is almost finished and the club consider trading him. Played in the film by Harold Hopkins.
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* TheGhost: Rostoff, MarketBasedTitle: In its 1978 Broadway run, the coach of Hawthorn, is discussed a lot but never appears.play was called ''Players''.
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* RealTime: Like many of Williamson's plays, the events of ''The Club'' unfold in real time: covering approximately two very eventful hours in the club meeting rooms.
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* AdaptionExpansion: In TheFilm, there are some scenes that take place outside the club's hallowed halls. In the play, all of the scenes are inside the club and are acted out in RealTime, whereas the film takes place over a season. The film also shows several events, such as the attack on the stripper, that are only alluded to in the play.
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* AdaptionExpansion: AdaptationExpansion: In TheFilm, TheFilmOfThePlay, there are some scenes that take place outside the club's hallowed halls. In the play, all of the scenes are inside the club and are acted out in RealTime, whereas the film takes place over a season. The film also shows several events, such as the attack on the stripper, that are only alluded to in the play.
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* '''Geoff Hayward''' – a new recruit with a huge reputation lured to the club with big money in an attempt to haul the team up the ladder. Hayward resents that the club sees him as a commodity to be bought and sold. Played in the film by John Howard, later of ''Series/AllSaints'' and ''Series/SeaChange'' fame.
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* '''Geoff Hayward''' – a new recruit with a huge reputation lured to the club with big money in an attempt to haul the team up the ladder. Hayward resents that the club sees him as a commodity to be bought and sold. Played in the film by John Howard, later of ''Series/AllSaints'' and ''Series/SeaChange'' fame.Creator/JohnHoward.
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* '''Laurie Holden''' – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with. Played in the film by Jack Thompson.
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* '''Laurie Holden''' – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with. Played in the film by Jack Thompson.Creator/JackThompson.
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''The Club'' is a satirical play by the Australian playwright David Williamson. It follows the fortunes of an Australian rules football club over the course of a season, and explores the clashes of individuals from within the club. It was inspired by the backroom dealings and antics of the Victorian Football League's Collingwood Football Club.
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''The Club'' is a satirical play by the Australian playwright David Williamson. It follows the fortunes of an Australian rules football club over the course of a season, and explores the clashes of individuals from within the club. It was inspired by the backroom dealings and antics of the Victorian Football League's Collingwood Football Club. \n The play was made into a film in 1980, directed by Bruce Beresford.
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* '''Laurie Holden''' – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
* '''Ted Parker''' – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
* '''Jock Riley''' – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains unbeaten.
* '''Gerry Cooper''' – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
* '''Danny Rowe''' – Player and captain of the team. His career is almost finished and the club consider trading him.
The play was made into a film in 1980.
* '''Laurie Holden''' – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
* '''Ted Parker''' – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
* '''Jock Riley''' – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains unbeaten.
* '''Gerry Cooper''' – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
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* '''Geoff Hayward''' – a new recruit with a huge reputation lured to the club with big money in an attempt to haul the team up the ladder. Hayward resents that the club sees him as a commodity to be bought and sold. \n Played in the film by John Howard, later of ''Series/AllSaints'' and ''Series/SeaChange'' fame.
* '''Laurie Holden''' – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with. \n Played in the film by Jack Thompson.
* '''Ted Parker''' – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself. \n Played in the film by Graham Kennedy.
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unbeaten. Played in the film by Frank Wilson.
* '''Gerry Cooper''' – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club. \n Played in the film by Alan Cassel.
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* '''Laurie Holden''' – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
* '''Ted Parker''' – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
* '''Jock Riley''' – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains
* '''Gerry Cooper''' – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
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* DrinkingOnDuty: It is revealed that Jock cost the club a grand final when he was coach because of poor decisions he made while under the influence of alcohol. For his part, Jock denies that he was over the limit and admits that he may simply have been past his prime as coach, claiming that if someone had told him directly that it was time to step down he probably would have agreed. Instead, Laurie informed the board of this his drinking and Jock was sacked as a result. This is why Jock has a grudge against Laurie.
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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks No relation]] to the ThirdPersonShooter [[VideoGame/TheClub from 2008]], or a [[Wrestling/TheClub wrestling]] PowerStable.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: There is an infamous level of casual violence discussed among the cast, particularly against women. Even knowing the story is a deliberate satire of macho club culture, many modern-day viewers find it very uncomfortable seeing the characters talking about punching their wives or eighteen-year-old strippers like it's nothing more than a minor character flaw.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Laurie is widely regarded as the second best coach in the league. The best is [[TheGhost the unseen]] Rostoff and the board is threatening to fire Laurie and hire Rostoff to replace him.
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* Geoff Hayward – a new recruit with a huge reputation lured to the club with big money in an attempt to haul the team up the ladder. Hayward resents that the club sees him as a commodity to be bought and sold.
* Laurie Holden – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
* Ted Parker – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
* Jock Riley – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains unbeaten.
* Gerry Cooper – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
* Danny Rowe – Player and captain of the team. His career is almost finished and the club consider trading him.
* Laurie Holden – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
* Ted Parker – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
* Jock Riley – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains unbeaten.
* Gerry Cooper – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
* Danny Rowe – Player and captain of the team. His career is almost finished and the club consider trading him.
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* Geoff Hayward '''Geoff Hayward''' – a new recruit with a huge reputation lured to the club with big money in an attempt to haul the team up the ladder. Hayward resents that the club sees him as a commodity to be bought and sold.
*Laurie Holden '''Laurie Holden''' – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
*Ted Parker '''Ted Parker''' – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
*Jock Riley '''Jock Riley''' – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains unbeaten.
*Gerry Cooper '''Gerry Cooper''' – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
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* GloryDays: Jock spends a lot of time reliving his time as a star player, and wants the club to be run the way it was in the old days.
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# Geoff Hayward – a new recruit with a huge reputation lured to the club with big money in an attempt to haul the team up the ladder. Hayward resents that the club sees him as a commodity to be bought and sold.
# Laurie Holden – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
# Ted Parker – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
# Jock Riley – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains unbeaten. The name Jock is a tribute to long serving Collingwood player and coach Jock McHale.
# Gerry Cooper – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
# Danny Rowe – Player and captain of the team. His career is almost finished and the club consider trading him.
# Laurie Holden – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
# Ted Parker – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
# Jock Riley – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains unbeaten. The name Jock is a tribute to long serving Collingwood player and coach Jock McHale.
# Gerry Cooper – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
# Danny Rowe – Player and captain of the team. His career is almost finished and the club consider trading him.
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''The Club'' is a satirical play by the Australian playwright David Williamson. It follows the fortunes of an Australian rules football club over the course of a season, and explores the clashes of individuals from within the club. It was inspired by the backroom dealings and antics of the Victorian Football League's Collingwood Football Club.
The plot revolves around six central characters:
# Geoff Hayward – a new recruit with a huge reputation lured to the club with big money in an attempt to haul the team up the ladder. Hayward resents that the club sees him as a commodity to be bought and sold.
# Laurie Holden – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
# Ted Parker – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
# Jock Riley – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains unbeaten. The name Jock is a tribute to long serving Collingwood player and coach Jock McHale.
# Gerry Cooper – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
# Danny Rowe – Player and captain of the team. His career is almost finished and the club consider trading him.
The play was made into a film in 1980.
!!''The Club'' includes examples of:
* AssShove: One of the tips Jock gives Geoff for distracting an opposition player is to jam your thumb up his bum as he's going for a mark.
* ChromosoneCasting: The cast consists of six men (typical for professional sports in Australia in the late 70s). TheMovie adds a few female characters, but none in a major role.
* GloryDays: Jock spends a lot of time reliving his time as a star player, and wants the club to be run the way it was in the old days.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Geoff is primarily motivated by the monetary incentive for playing, rather than old fashioned ideas of club loyalty.
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The plot revolves around six central characters:
# Geoff Hayward – a new recruit with a huge reputation lured to the club with big money in an attempt to haul the team up the ladder. Hayward resents that the club sees him as a commodity to be bought and sold.
# Laurie Holden – the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the clubs board wish to replace him with.
# Ted Parker – club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy. When Hayward demands an extra $10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself.
# Jock Riley – ex-champion player from an earlier era, the successful coaching predecessor to Laurie and now an influential committeeman. Jock has a finger on the pulse of everything that happens around the club and he regularly meddles when he thinks it necessary. He wants to get rid of Holden so that his most games coached record with the club remains unbeaten. The name Jock is a tribute to long serving Collingwood player and coach Jock McHale.
# Gerry Cooper – a new breed administrator recently hired to drag the club into a more professional era. Gerry sees the club as a business, his appointment as merely a job and eschews emotion in his decision making. He is in it more for personal gain than for the benefit of the club.
# Danny Rowe – Player and captain of the team. His career is almost finished and the club consider trading him.
The play was made into a film in 1980.
!!''The Club'' includes examples of:
* AssShove: One of the tips Jock gives Geoff for distracting an opposition player is to jam your thumb up his bum as he's going for a mark.
* ChromosoneCasting: The cast consists of six men (typical for professional sports in Australia in the late 70s). TheMovie adds a few female characters, but none in a major role.
* GloryDays: Jock spends a lot of time reliving his time as a star player, and wants the club to be run the way it was in the old days.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Geoff is primarily motivated by the monetary incentive for playing, rather than old fashioned ideas of club loyalty.
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