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.

Malthouse looms large over Carlton

Caroline Wilson Spectre that has haunted Brett Ratten for more than two years has finally materialised.

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Izzy up to it?

Caroline Wilson Selling the Giants was always going to prove the AFL's toughest ongoing task.

Buckley poised to join Roos

Caroline Wilson In what would surely prove the final flourish to what has been a stunning winter season for the North Melbourne Football Club, Ben Buckley now looks a near certainty to take over as that club's chief...

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It's time for AFL to stamp out the stomp

Caroline Wilson Surely there is a point where sport ends and violence begins?

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AFL investigates Roos over Hansen

Caroline Wilson The AFL is investigating a North Melbourne player's concussion.

Man for all seasons

Caroline Wilson Andrew Demetriou, in London near the end of his mid-season break, says his family deserved some of his time.

Demetriou defends break

Caroline Wilson AFL boss Andrew Demetriou defends his unusually long mid-season break.

Cats lose face with error of judgment

Caroline Wilson Geelong deserves the criticism it has received over the Travis Boak affair.

Burns specialist to deliver Lindsay Oration

Caroline Wilson Professor Fiona Wood never met Jill Lindsay, the AFL's first and only woman life member who lost her battle with cancer early last year, after working for football's governing body for more than four...

Chief vows to preserve AFL culture

Caroline Wilson, Jared Lynch The AFL's acting chief, Gillon McLachlan, has vowed to fight any threat of a rugby league-style culture creeping into the game, following Geelong's blatant raid on Port Adelaide club champion Travis...

Call for open season on Cats

Caroline Wilson Geelong's treatment of the Port Adelaide Football Club has been condemned by rival clubs, with West Coast chief Trevor Nisbett declaring the Cats deserved to be the target of a full-scale retribution...

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Judd's foul play gets him 4 weeks

Caroline Wilson Chris Judd confronted at AFL headquarters by harshest and most damning judges he has faced in his career.

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Tigers launch review into fade-outs

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

Search for rucks in America

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

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

AFL chief becomes a hard act to follow

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

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Richmond's woes compounded: Foley to miss

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.