Jake Niall
Jake Niall is a senior sports writer at The Age, specialising in AFL football. Jake joined The Age in 1998, having previously worked as a sports writer on The Sunday Age. He writes a blend of news, feature articles and a weekly column during the football season. Before joining The Sunday Age, Jake was a freelance reporter in the US and a regular contributor to The Sunday Age and The Age from Los Angeles, covering diverse areas like politics, earthquakes, celebrity trials and American sport. Jake ghost wrote the autobiography (‘Collingwood and Me’, 1991) of champion Collingwood footballer Peter Daicos. While he writes primarily about the AFL, he spends the month of January covering tennis, especially the Australian Open. In 2008, Jake won the Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards' Best Sports Story in any medium for his profile piece on David Schwarz.
Frenzy was all tip and very little iceberg
Jake Niall How many of the players who've just changed clubs represent big deals?
Saints hold out hope on late trade for Brown
Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall St Kilda is still hopeful that a deal can be struck for Mitch Brown.
GWS, Suns show interest in Crow
Jake Niall Greater Western Sydney interested in Kurt Tippett if he enters the draft.
Demon Gysberts emerges as possible solution to Pederson trade
Jake Niall North Melbourne has shown an interest in Melbourne midfielder Jordan Gysberts as a potential solution to the impasse in getting key position player Cameron Pederson to the Demons.
Football
Tigers on prowl for North forward Edwards
Jake Niall Richmond is a strongly considering acquiring out-of-contract North Melbourne forward Aaron Edwards.
Tigers on prowl for North forward Edwards
Jake Niall Richmond is a strongly considering acquiring out-of-contract North Melbourne forward Aaron Edwards.
AFL
Blues cut back on coaches
Jake Niall Mick Malthouse will coach with at least three, and possibly four, fewer coaches.
Silence of the Blues a surprise
Jake Niall If there was a club that seemed made for free agency, it was surely Carlton.
Cats grab trio from rivals in departure from club policy
Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Emma Quayle Geelong has already set itself the goal of reaching the top four in 2013.
Stevens picks Western Bulldogs
Jake Niall West Coast midfielder Koby Stevens has nominated the Western Bulldogs as his preferred club as he seeks a trade back to Victoria.
Blues, Tigers, Bombers set to play twice
Jake Niall But Tigers and Collingwood deprived of their request for two games in 2013.
Naitanui gets the jump on his rivals
Jake Niall Former senior coach calls new law revision "the Nic Naitanui rule".
AFL
Adelaide checks out White
Emma Quayle and Jake Niall Sydney forward Jesse White has flown to Adelaide for a medical screening and looms as a possible cog in the Kurt Tippett trade, which should unfold in the next few days.
Riley finds place in the Suns
Jake Niall Carlton assistant set to replace new Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley on Gold Coast coaching panel.
Torn free
Jake Niall Under the new system players have greater freedom and flexibility - but so do the clubs.
Port, Collingwood vie for Young's attention
Jake Niall Port Adelaide joins Collingwood in the contest for Hawthorn's Clinton Young.
AFL
Hawks and Pies in a fight for Young love
Jake Niall Clinton Young faces a choice between remaining at Hawthorn or joining Collingwood.
The journey
Jake Niall Free agency is changing the AFL trading road map, it could be a difficult path for some.
Sydney closes in on Tippett deal
Jon Pierik and Jake Niall Sydney hopes reputation for getting a deal done would allow it to secure Kurt Tippett.
AFL
Tippett had trade understanding in contract
Jake Niall Kurt Tippett had an 'understanding' allowing him to get to the club of his choice in a trade.
