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Deadly Unna?
Deadly, Unna? By Phillip Gwynne
Chapter 1
Introduces you to Blacky (Gary Black) narrator & other characters he plays footy- the number 1 ruck can’t play & Blacky has to play ruck in finals.
3. The nungas are the aboriginal people and the goonyas are the white people.
4. the reader quite likes Blacky, his nicknames are quite funny & we understand why he is scared & may be seen as a ‘gutless wonder’
Culture, racism
Chapter 2
Describes how the nungas look like they are playing a completely different game to what we are because the play around on the flanks
5. Wangaroo is a one man team because there is a man same size as Colin but only the age of Blacky
6. Because before the game the thumper eats a pie
7. The labels are gutless wonder, gutless boy, gutless girl, slack boy, slack girl. They are important because they will stick with you forever not matter what
-conflict
Chapter 3
Tells you that Arks was a real champion in his day, Coach Robertson has never won a grand final, Coach Robertson wife ran away and left him with the kids & Arks played A grade footy when he was 14
8. arks is the coach of Blacky’s team and he was good at football

Chapter 4
Arks picked up Blacky. They went down to the oval to practice some of Blacky’s ruck work and goal kicking. Blacky is the worst kick at goal, he is the worst kick in the whole peninsula. Arks was talking to him about his football career. And Blacky said to him, we are definitely going to win this grand final.
10.

Chapter 7
Best team-man’s real name is Timothy. Timothy James Black. Everyone called him best team man. He played in the back pocket and was shorter than everyone else, but allot stronger. Last summer they went floating down to the island on the old man dinghy. The old man asked them why they went that far down and timothy said it was all my idea, just my idea.
-internal conflict

Chapter 8
Blacky went outside on a very nice night; it was a very clear night. He was

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