Emma Quayle

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

Krakouer of a fightback

Emma Quayle Collingwood shows that the spark remains as it ends Geelong's unbeaten run.

Emma Quayle's club-by-club guide to the 2012 national draft

Trade and draft news.

Emma Quayle All that you need to know about the clubs and the players up for grabs in the draft.

Emma Quayle

Hawks and Swans: master tradesmen

Lance Franklin collides with Lewis Roberts Thomson.

Emma Quayle It takes time to piece together a premiership side. It takes even more to keep it at the top.

AFL

Milne taunt investigated

Stephen Milne.

Emma Quayle A homophobic taunt is believed to be at the centre of the AFL's investigation into St Kilda forward Stephen Milne.

Football

Milne fined for crude call

Hot water: St Kilda's Stephen Milne with Harry O'Brien.

Emma Quayle Stephen Milne is fined $3000 by St Kilda after an AFL investigation concludes he made homophobic comments on-field for the second time in his career.

Pies have the answers

Shane Mumford of the Swans competes with Darren Jolly of the Magpies during their round 20 match at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

Emma Quayle, Sydney Collingwood never loses to Sydney. Or at least it hadn't, in a really long time.

Giants stand up but Pies make mark

Dylan Addison of the Bulldogs marks over Darren Jolly of the Magpies during the NAB Cup AFL match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Western Bulldogs at Blacktown International Sportspark on February 18, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

Emma Quayle NAB Cup round 1: The Collingwood Magpies and the Western Sydney Giants.

Pies look prepared

Nathan Buckley, coach of the Magpies looks on during the NAB Cup AFL match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Western Bulldogs at Blacktown International Sportspark on February 18, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

Emma Quayle NAB Cup round 1: The Collingwood Magpies and the Western Bulldogs.

Young Bomber ruck earning his wings

Test of strength: Tom Bellchambers (left) comes to grips with Carlton's Shaun Hampson.

Emma Quayle Tom Bellchambers' stop-start career has been like that endured by many young ruckmen.

Magpies to cover loss

Collingwood defender Simon Buckley.

Emma Quayle Simon Buckley would be an ideal replacement for Ben Johnson, according to Tyson Goldsack.

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Football

Didak returns as Pies near full strength

Alan Didak.

Emma Quayle Alan Didak will play his first senior game of the season for Collingwood on Saturday night.

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