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.
Emma Quayle's club-by-club guide to the 2012 national draft
Emma Quayle All that you need to know about the clubs and the players up for grabs in the draft.
Football
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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.
Emma Quayle
Hawks and Swans: master tradesmen
Emma Quayle It takes time to piece together a premiership side. It takes even more to keep it at the top.
O'Keefe on a new path to victory
Emma Quayle At one stage, Norm Smith medallist Ryan O'Keefe had considered leaving the Swans. He's glad he didn't.
Cats keep streak alive
Emma Quayle Geelong deny Hawthorn for the ninth consecutive time in an extraordinary after-the-siren finish.
Rioli: forward or midfielder? Don't blink, or you'll miss him
Emma Quayle Cyril Rioli is running himself into a new role, writes Emma Quayle.
Fit Roos hope to get hop on opposition
Emma Quayle Kangaroos name first-round NAB Cup squad well placed to attack pre-season games.
Easy does it for Hawthorn
Emma Quayle When a struggling team is still searching for its first win seven weeks into a season, the smallest moments seem to take on super significance.
