Martin Flanagan

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Martin Flanagan is an Australian journalist who writes a column in the Sport section of the Saturday edition of The Age newspaper. His opinion pieces also include examinations of Australian culture and the relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. Martin Flanagan has written ten ^[1] books, including The Game in the Time of War on Australian rules football. He co-authored "The Line" with his father Arch Flanagan and "The Fight" with Tom Uren.

Flanagan has also written a play called The Call, about the life of Tom Wills, codifier of Austalian football and Coach of the first Australian Cricket cricket team. The play also explores the issues confronting early colonial Australia, including the divide between Aboriginals and Settlers.

His brother Richard Flanagan is also an author, historian and film director.