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
Dons outmuscle Ratten
Caroline Wilson The first signs that Brett Ratten's 2012 season would unravel can be traced back to the sunny April afternoon that his unbeaten Blues took on their famous rivals Essendon at the MCG.
The stress test
Caroline Wilson All AFL coaches will deal with pressure their own way, or be dealt with.
AFL
Eade rules out Port Adelaide job
Caroline Wilson Rodney Eade has ruled out a potential return to senior coaching at Port Adelaide.
Ratten pulls out of contention for Port Adelaide job
Caroline Wilson Port Adelaide's dire situation has been further underlined with sacked Carlton coach Brett Ratten withdrawing his application for the job.
Demetriou goes into bat for Port
Caroline Wilson AFL chief willing to discuss club with any prospective coaches.
AFL
Riley to stay on at Carlton, but in new role
Caroline Wilson Disenchanted Carlton assistant expected to remain at the club in a development role.
Malthouse ready to sign on with Blues
Jon Pierik and Caroline Wilson Mick Malthouse to sign up today to coach Carlton for the next three years.
Malthouse plans not by the book
Caroline Wilson Mick Malthouse's football and literary commitments are on a collision course, with the publishers of a soon-to-be-released memoir about the controversial coach left frustrated and concerned the book...
It's time for AFL to stamp out the stomp
Caroline Wilson Surely there is a point where sport ends and violence begins?
Malthouse looms large over Carlton
Caroline Wilson Spectre that has haunted Brett Ratten for more than two years has finally materialised.
AFL
Last supper came early for Ratten
Caroline Wilson Brett Ratten had breakfast with Chris Judd and his leadership group early yesterday. For all intents and purposes it was the soon-to-be-sacked coach's last supper with the senior players who had...
A tale of two coaches amid the tears and the fears of two footballing families
Caroline Wilson In one of the AFL season's more bizarre scenarios yesterday, a terminated coach faced the media with the men who sacked him and spoke of life's good fortune.
Blue fury over Pies
Caroline Wilson Eddie McGuire raises highly sensitive issue of the Blues' total player payments.
AFL
Only a miracle will save Ratten
Caroline Wilson Brett Ratten will be coaching for his AFL future against Collingwood on Friday night.
Judd's foul play gets him 4 weeks
Caroline Wilson Chris Judd confronted at AFL headquarters by harshest and most damning judges he has faced in his career.
