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
Sylvia free to leave Melbourne
Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson Colin Sylvia could leave, with Melbourne losing the right to match any rival bid.
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.
AFL
Knee cyst puts Franklin out
Emma Quayle Lance Franklin's eventful week has continued, with Hawthorn's uncontracted forward to miss Friday night's All-Stars match with a calf injury.
Football
All Stars too strong for the Tigers
Emma Quayle THIS was Richmond, but a not-just-yet version. There was no Trent Cotchin, no Brett Deledio, no Ivan Maric, and Jack Riewoldt had flown home with the flu.
AFL
Indigenous talent in focus
Emma Quayle Leading indigenous players will push for clubs to appoint indigenous welfare officers.
AFL
World at his feet
Emma Quayle After a brilliant debut season, and a whirlwind summer of travel, young Essendon star Dyson Heppell has finally been able to slow down and start thinking about his upcoming second year in the AFL.
Bombers' drive eclipses Swans
Emma Quayle Bombers notch their first win of an almost invisible pre-season.
Backing for Mifsud
Emma Quayle, Varese, Italy Football has become too absorbed by the ''mad, bad and sad stories'' of Aboriginal AFL players, forgetting about the number of indigenous players starring in the game, according to former Sydney...
