Caroline Wilson
Caroline Wilson has been chief football writer for The Age since 1999. She was the first woman to cover Australian Rules football on a full-time basis and the first woman to win the AFL's gold media award. She has won the AFL Players Association's football writer of the year (1999) and the AFL Media Association's most outstanding football writer and most outstanding feature writer (2000, 2003, 2005). She also won a Melbourne Press Club Quill Award in 2003.
Dons' treatment of 'Weapon' a mystery
Caroline Wilson Dean Robinson will not be the only official to leave the club when this saga ends.
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Switkowski report out on Monday
Caroline Wilson Legal challenge from Dean Robinson withdrawn, Ziggy Switkowski report into irregular practices at Essendon to be released on Monday.
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With his legacy secure, Colless calls it a day
Caroline Wilson Watching Richard Colless in the middle of the MCG after the final siren had sounded on last season there seemed to be a sense of detachment surrounding the Sydney chairman despite the fact his...
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Players to preach respect
Caroline Wilson AFL stars will be commandeered to deliver personal appeals to fans to stop abusing players during games, with those pleas potentially broadcast before each game on the scoreboards at all venues.
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Proud Colless calls it a day
Caroline Wilson AFL's current longest-serving club chairman announces his time at Sydney will come to a close after more than 21 years.
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Dons outmuscle Ratten
Caroline Wilson The first signs that Brett Ratten's 2012 season would unravel can be traced back to the sunny April afternoon that his unbeaten Blues took on their famous rivals Essendon at the MCG.
Legal risk keeps Dons' probe sealed
Caroline Wilson A legal threat from the high-performance coach stood down by Essendon in February has delayed the release of the internal probe into the club's supplements scandal.
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Bombers receive findings
Caroline Wilson The day of reckoning is approaching for a number of senior Essendon officials.
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New blood? Bite your tongue
Caroline Wilson St Kilda's playing list needs some work, but is far from a total wreck.
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We want AFL team: Kiwis
Caroline Wilson Having achieved a long-held AFL dream of hosting a premiership match outside Australia, St Kilda, the team that sealed the deal, could not quite manage the fairytale.
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Roos under scrutiny over doctor
Caroline Wilson AFL-ASADA probe into performance-enhancing substances could be widened to include North Melbourne.
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Revisiting past controversy on racial taunts
Caroline Wilson Tony Shaw's comments on racism in 1991 have haunted him down the years.
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Demons' doctor stands down
Caroline Wilson and Samantha Lane Dan Bates stands down following revelations that he had worked with controversial sports scientist Stephen Dank.
Jackson's rescue mission
Caroline Wilson and Michael Gleeson AFL chief Andrew Demetriou urged former Essendon boss Peter Jackson to step in and run an uncompromised review of the crisis-ridden Melbourne Football Club.
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Pie's radio deal waits on approval
Caroline Wilson A yet-to-be-signed media deal involving Collingwood's Dane Swan will not kick off as planned on Friday unless it has been cleared by the AFL.
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Powerful relationships are put to the test
Caroline Wilson Relationships at stake in off-field drama at Essendon an intriguing element.
Coach's shifting stories worry Bombers board
Caroline Wilson Inconsistencies in James Hird's version of events that took place during last year's football season a matter of grave concern for Essendon board.
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Doubts grow over Hird's version of events
Caroline Wilson Serious inconsistencies in James Hird's version of events that took place in the 2012 AFL season have become a matter of grave concern for the Essendon board.
Doctor who tried to blow the whistle
Caroline Wilson Doctor Bruce Reid's disenchantment with the fitness and conditioning regime embraced by Essendon coach James Hird has added another damaging layer to the star coach's predicament following...
Supplements request saw club doctor frozen out
Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker, Caroline Wilson, Andrew Wu The South Yarra doctor who authorised blood tests for Essendon players at the request of sports scientist Steve Dank has said it was ''really weird'' that he was used rather than the Bombers' club...
