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.
AFL
AFL aims for indigenous all-stars trip to Ireland
Caroline Wilson Cautious support from clubs, cream of indigenous talent pledges to take part.
AFL
Players to preach respect
Caroline Wilson AFL stars will be commandeered to deliver personal appeals to fans to stop abusing players during games, with those pleas potentially broadcast before each game on the scoreboards at all venues.
Pies boss wary of academy
Caroline Wilson Eddie McGuire will seek reassurance before accepting chairmanship of $15 million Aboriginal academy.
Symbolism v substance
Caroline Wilson Feud between Michael Long and Jason Mifsud dates back much longer than Aaron Davey affair.
AFL's cultural challenge
Caroline Wilson The culture shock many indigenous players endure may have been underestimated.
Top player agent may quit game
Caroline Wilson Alex McDonald has guided the fortunes of players ranging from Andrew Lovett to Aaron Davey.
Davey at centre of storm
Caroline Wilson Melbourne's most senior indigenous footballer emerges at centre of discredited allegations regarding his new coach, Mark Neeld.
Football
Grand old stoush: Demons take on AFL
Caroline Wilson Relations between the AFL and Melbourne Football Club became rather testy yesterday.
AFL
Dark days turn darker for bedevilled Demons
Caroline Wilson It's hard to believe matters have gotten even worse for Mark Neeld from six days ago.
Facing up to Demon days
Caroline Wilson Mark Neeld spent his last season as an assistant coach looking after Collingwood's midfield. At least that was the on-paper description.
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This was no misunderstanding
Caroline Wilson There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the ''greater good''. Jason Mifsud felt bad about his mate Matt Rendell losing his job but had seen fit to expose his racist comments for the...
Football
Demons want Schwab to stay
Caroline Wilson Melbourne will move to retain the services of its chief executive Cameron Schwab.
AFL
Agents in bitter split
Caroline Wilson A bitter split in the AFL player management ranks could be headed for court, with player agent Alex McDonald accused of poaching 35 players and a key staffer from Glenn Archer's Stride Management...
Date with disaster
Caroline Wilson Perfect storm that wiped out Melbourne as it was, took place at Geelong's Kardinia Park on Saturday, July 30, 2011.
Bombers deny snub to Mifsud
Caroline Wilson Essendon denies Michael Long behind not inviting Jason Mifsud to Dreamtime game.
AFL
Dee-cision on the run
Caroline Wilson Melbourne admits it rushed to appoint Mark Neeld in the face of perceived competition from rival clubs.
