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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.

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Bombers chief out, but will any others follow suit?

Caroline Wilson Ian Robson was gracious and sporting when he fell on his sword during another sad Windy Hill chapter in the disappointing recent off-field story of the Essendon Football Club.

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Robson gone, but where to for fan favourite Hird?

Caroline Wilson Ian Robson was gracious and sporting when he fell on his sword during yet another sad chapter in the recent disappointing off-field story of the Essendon Football Club.

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Players face squeeze on treatments

Caroline Wilson AFL looking at imposing tough new anti-doping and exotic treatment regulations.

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AFL aims for indigenous all-stars trip to Ireland

Caroline Wilson Cautious support from clubs, cream of indigenous talent pledges to take part.

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Bid for level playing field

Caroline Wilson AFL bid to close the growing divide between rich and poor clubs.

Bye, bye to prospect of a longer season

Caroline Wilson More matches will mean more teams are out of finals reckoning.

Clubs to target-test players

Caroline Wilson AFL players will be drug tested more than ever before as part of a raft of reforms to the competition's illicit drugs policy, to be outlined at Thursday's conference of the 18 clubs.

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Facelift for AFL rule team

Caroline Wilson AFL proposes overhaul of Laws of the Games Committee, with league's new football boss having detected club disenchantment with the rules process.

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Proud Colless calls it a day

Caroline Wilson AFL's current longest-serving club chairman announces his time at Sydney will come to a close after more than 21 years.

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With his legacy secure, Colless calls it a day

Caroline Wilson Watching Richard Colless in the middle of the MCG after the final siren had sounded on last season there seemed to be a sense of detachment surrounding the Sydney chairman despite the fact his...

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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.

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Bomber five admit Dank drugs link

Caroline Wilson Five Essendon staffers, including James Hird's personal assistant, have admitted to the AFL and ASADA that they were treated last year by Stephen Dank with a variety of injections and oral...

Jackson's rescue mission

Caroline Wilson and Michael Gleeson AFL chief Andrew Demetriou urged former Essendon boss Peter Jackson to step in and run an uncompromised review of the crisis-ridden Melbourne Football Club.