Martin Crotty research interests encompass masculinity, sports history, and Australian society at war. He is an Associate Professor and lectures in history at the University of Queensland and is the author or co-editor of a number of books in these fields including Anzac Legacies: Australians and the Aftermath of War (2010) and Turning points in Australian history (2009).

Robert Hess has a long-standing interest in the history of Australian Rules football. He is an Associate Professor and lectures in sport history at Victoria University, Melbourne, and is the current Managing Editor of The International Journal of the History of Sport.