Jake Niall on Injuries - Real Footy

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.

Clubs face extra pay-outs for players' career-ending injuries

Jake Niall Big increase in compensation for players who sustain injuries that bring their careers to a close.

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I was whacked three times, says Scotland

Jake Niall Carlton's Heath Scotland talks for the first time about an incident in which he hit a man at a Mulwala pub and had to accept the consequences

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Victorian clubs eye off Suns midfielder Prestia

Jake Niall Gold Coast seeking to retain one of its most established young midfielders, Dion Prestia, who is coming out of contract and is on the radar of some Victorian clubs.

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Buckley mum on Elliott-Koschitzke incident

Jake Niall Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has declined to be drawn on the incident in which his small forward Jamie Elliott was collected by Justin Koschitzke.

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The least shall be first

Jake Niall Favourite son or long-apprenticed assistant coach, who would you want your club to select?

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Richmond moves on contracts

Jake Niall Richmond has signalled confidence in the future of Dustin Martin at the club by instigating contract talks aimed at securing Martin, skipper Trent Cotchin and Coleman medallist Jack Riewoldt in...

Blues find winning form

Jake Niall Carlton gets second win of the season, withstanding a belated challenge from Adelaide.

Catch-up Blues fall shy

Jake Niall Carlton fights hard, but it is Geelong that emerges with the points.

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AFL moves on concussion: will fund research

Jake Niall and Emma Quayle AFL, medical institute to attempt ground-breaking research on impact of concussion.

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Tigers avoid an opening disaster

Jake Niall Thursday night's outcome wasn't a case of paradise lost for Carlton, rather, a catastrophe averted for Richmond.

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The problem with Collingwood

Jake Niall Forward pressure and goals - Collingwood needs more of both if it is to go all the way in 2013.

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From steeplechase to the ruck: Cats eye Blicavs for round one

Jake Niall Geelong says injuries and the lack of conditioning for all recognised rucks could force it to play Mark Blicavs - the 198 centimetre convert from athletics who took up football last year after...

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Speed before size for trim Bombers

Jake Niall Essendon emphasising endurance over size in preparation for 2013.

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AFL was told of peptides inquiry

Jake Niall and Michael Gleeson The AFL was informed last year that an Essendon official had made inquiries about peptides - the substances at the centre of the club's scandal - at a sports medicine conference 12 months ago,...