Caroline Wilson

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.

Tigers launch review into fade-outs

Alex Rance

Caroline Wilson Richmond president Gary March questions team's fade-out against Gold Coast.

Search for rucks in America

That's mine: Mike Pyke of the Swans marks in a match against Essendon last month.

Caroline Wilson AFL to launch search for next Mike Pyke when it sets up first US-based draft combine.

O'Hoy quits the Kangaroos board

Trevor O'Hoy.

Caroline Wilson North Melbourne board to undergo something of a shake-up tomorrow night.

AFL chief becomes a hard act to follow

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Caroline Wilson Detractors can criticise Andrew Demetriou's absence, but not his achievements.

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Richmond's woes compounded: Foley to miss

Richmond's Nathan Foley

Caroline Wilson Richmond's horror week has continued with the failure today of Nathan Foley to prove his fitness in time for Saturday's clash with Melbourne.

AFL

Petty training breach was the straw that broke the Tiger's back

Daniel Connors.

Caroline Wilson The close friendship between Daniel Connors and Dustin Martin tells a tale of two very different footballers.

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Tigers sack Connors, suspend Martin

Richmond Tigers

Caroline Wilson Richmond has sacked its errant midfielder Daniel Connors and suspended his star teammate Dustin Martin following an undiclosed off-field incident.

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Suns hope to see a Blight new dawn

Malcolm Blight.

Jared Lynch, Caroline Wilson and Will Brodie Dual Adelaide premiership coach will now oversee Suns coach Guy McKenna.

AFL

Tigers may send Grimes to Germany

Dylan Grimes.

Caroline Wilson Richmond could send teenaged defender to Germany to seek treatment.

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AFL

Only a miracle will save Ratten

Carlton coach Brett Ratten

Caroline Wilson Brett Ratten will be coaching for his AFL future against Collingwood on Friday night.

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Diluting Bombers' tradition a disgrace

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Caroline Wilson Essendon supporters had every right yesterday morning to wake up happy.

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Football

AFL, Blues are all a'Twitter

Carlton's Brock McLean

Caroline Wilson In the case of Brock McLean and his misguided tweet, the Blues were absolutely right in refusing to suspend him.

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Football

Now for AFL austerity measures

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou.

Caroline Wilson The AFL embarks on a severe campaign of cost cutting to slash $5 million from its annual budget and is encouraging clubs to follow suit in tightening their belts.

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Scully money protest just fun

Demon fanatic David Danger.

Caroline Wilson David Danger could not have predicted that waving a paper bag full of home-made notes almost had him evicted from the MCG and at the centre of a security and civil liberties storm.

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Revamp for national cup

Sherrin

Caroline Wilson Competition under fire from Victorian clubs and struggling for relevance on Fox Footy.

Giants hit out at Demon hecklers

Money talks: Melbourne fans with ''Scully dollars''.

Caroline Wilson and Adam Cooper GWS boss David Matthews hits out at Melbourne fans who heckled Tom Scully.

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AFL

Re-signing Beams to add to Pies' rising cap pressure

Dayne Beams

Caroline Wilson Out-of-contract young gun could jump the queue ahead of Travis Cloke.

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The politics over player behaviour

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Caroline Wilson The Jesse Stringer case has put the issue of player penalties in the spotlight once again.

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Davis spreads the word for Swans

Caroline Wilson Some weeks ago Nick Davis stood on the SCG and recreated again and again several versions of the left-foot snap that, in 2005, cruelled Geelong in a second semi-final.

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Tigers' tents stand-off

Damien Hardwick.

Caroline Wilson Richmond's uneasy relationship with its VFL partner Coburg is at breaking point with the Tigers becoming increasingly alarmed at the flow-on effect of the aligned club's perilous financial position.