Emma Quayle on Grand Final - Real Footy

Emma Quayle

Emma Quayle joined The Age as a cadet journalist in 1999 and has been covering football since 2001. She has won awards from the Australian Football Media Association and AFL Players Association for her feature writing, and specialised for many years in covering junior football and the AFL draft. Emma's two books - The Draft and Nine Lives (the story of former Essendon wingman Adam Ramanauskas' battle with cancer) - were published in 2008 and 2010.

AFL

Flag and I'm done: Cotchin

Emma Quayle A Richmond premiership in the next few years would prompt Trent Cotchin to consider retirement, even if only in his mid-20s.

Aish: up for any challenge

Emma Quayle James Aish should be one of the first few players picked in the national draft.

Bulldog to have X-ray on possible broken rib

Adam Cooper and Emma Quayle Koby Stevens will have further tests ahead of round-one clash against Brisbane.

AFL

Lions look for a final silver lining

Emma Quayle Brisbane will not lobby AFL to change location of Friday night's NAB Cup decider.

AFL

Lions push for games in Melbourne

Emma Quayle The Brisbane Lions, incensed at losing their right to host the NAB Cup grand final in Queensland, are simultaneously pushing the AFL to schedule more of the club's home-and-away games in Melbourne.

Swan on target with knee injury

Emma Quayle Adam Goodes expects his return from a knee injury to speed up in the next few weeks.

Young guns from the South aiming at draft

Emma Quayle Brodie Grundy couldn't kick when Sam Mayes first met him, two-and-a-bit years ago.

Gram weighs next move as clubs rule out ex-Saint

Emma Quayle Sacked midfielder's career unlikely to extend beyond St Kilda.

Trials of life

Emma Quayle Draft hopeful Jed Anderson is talented, ambitious and wants to do great things as an AFL player.

AFL

Pies, Demons to thrash out Dawes deal

Emma Quayle Collingwood forward Chris Dawes has requested a trade to Melbourne.

A long way from the top when you just want to have a go

Emma Quayle Tiwi Islander Anthony Tipungwuti embraces Gippsland and a new family to pursue his AFL dream.

Hawks aim to starve Crows attack

Emma Quayle Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says the best way to combat Adelaide star Taylor Walker in Saturday's AFL preliminary final is to cut off his supply.

It's the battle of midway

Emma Quayle Preventing Adelaide's forward line from kicking their side into next week's grand final depends largely on one thing, said Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson yesterday: winning the midfield battle.

Football

Buddy close

Emma Quayle Hawthorn will next week play Sydney for its first premiership since 2008, after overcoming an inaccurate start and a nervous finish to beat Adelaide by five points.