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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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...
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...
Club doctor 'frozen out'
Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker and Caroline Wilson The South Yarra doctor who authorised blood tests for Essendon players at the request of sports scientist Stephen Dank has said it was “really weird” that he was used rather than club doctor Bruce...
Right thing for Hird to do is step down
Caroline Wilson In early February, as James Hird's world began to unravel, he still didn't get it. Sitting alongside his chairman and his chief executive at AFL head office, the Essendon legend, premiership captain...
Schwab, designated fall guy, walks plank
Caroline Wilson Decision to sack Melbourne chief executive was made late on Saturday night.
Schwab on thin ice as sharks circle
Caroline Wilson The last time Melbourne suffered a loss of historic proportions the club sacked its coach Dean Bailey.
Buddy shoots himself in foot
Caroline Wilson Lance Franklin's crazy decision to take hostage of Hawks' season suddenly seems increasingly risky for him.
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A Bridge too far for Swans
Caroline Wilson Bad blood continues to flow between the two cross-city rivals in Sydney.
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Great divide: Longmire attacks 'disrespectful' view of Swans
Caroline Wilson Reigning premiership coach John Longmire has registered his disappointment with Greater Western Sydney chief executive David Matthews and his "disrespectful" comments about the Swans, as the bad...
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Winmar struggling with his image
Caroline Wilson The curtains opened to signify the official launch of the AFL season and Andrew Demetriou emerged to speak through a strange puff of smoke.
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Cap could cause flooding: Longmire
Caroline Wilson John Longmire warns the AFL that the move to cap interchange rotations could bring back flooding.
Longmire lays down the lore
Caroline Wilson Sydney’s premiership coach has told AFL commissioners how the Swans won the 2012 flag – and of his fears for the game under proposed rule changes.
