Author

Dr Dan Eddy

Dan Eddy is the author and co-author of 20 books (the 21st is due for release in 2026), including King Richard, Larrikins & Legends, Always Striving, The Norm Smith Medallists, Crimmo, The Red & Black Collection, A Football Genius, Brilliance and Brutality, and Just Browny.

In addition, Dan has a Master's degree (Victoria University, 2013) and a PhD (Federation University Australia, 2019), is historian and committee member of the Leongatha Football Netball Club, a committee member of the AFL Premiership Players Club, and the heritage consultant for the Essendon Football Club. In the lead-up to Essendon’s 150-year celebrations, in 2022, he was commissioned by the club to write the official 150-year history book, The Red & Black Collection. And in 2024, he was commissioned by the prestigious Melbourne Cricket Club to write the history of the Melbourne Cricket Ground Trust.

He has also contributed articles to scholarly publications, Inside Sport magazine and the AFL Record.

Dan is also host and producer of two podcasts: The Red & Black Project, and the Talking Parrots Podcast. In 2025, he also launched My Eternal Films, documenting the lives of everyday Australians to preserve precious family memories.

Dan’s always open to new book ideas, so if you know of a potential best-selling story, visit the CONTACT section and get in touch.

Featured Book

“I was amazed at the frankness that Dan Eddy was able to glean from the players who were both larrikins and legends. This is a no-holds barred account of perhaps Carlton's greatest era.”

Mike Sheahan, Herald Sun, discussing Larrikins & Legends.

Selected Books

King Richard

Dick Reynolds was regarded by many as Australian Rules football’s greatest player. However, unlike other well-known contemporaries he has never had his story published in this much detail. Until now.

Larrikins and Legends

They were certainly a ragtag bunch of men and they partied hard. But boy, could they play footy. In fact, over a four-year period, the team fielded by Carlton would win three premierships - winning 76 of its 98 matches.

The Shinboners

Having put behind it almost 150 years of experience as one of Australia’s leading football clubs, North Melbourne has reason to be proud. North’s is a fine heritage, a source of justifiable pride to all.