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.
New clubs stretching talent pool to the limit
Emma Quayle The truth is, drafting is getting harder. Numbers were down in last year's rookie draft and this time clubs made fewer than 30 'live' picks, following on from last month's shorter-than-usual national...
Clubs give boot to punts on teenagers
Emma Quayle ''Rookies'' by definition are new and untried: it's time for a name change.
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.
Ten to one: Will these games decide the Brownlow Medal winner?
Emma Quayle Brownlow votes can surprise the best judges, but these definite three-vote performances are no long-shots.
Eagles look to future
Emma Quayle Improve, find some speed, and finish in the top four. That was West Coast coach John Worsfold's initial recipe for a more successful finish to the 2013 season, after the Eagles fell to Collingwood in...
AFL
Promising signs
Emma Quayle and Matt Murnane That Matthew Kreuzer will spend most if not all of tonight playing in the ruck for a Carlton side bolstered by the return of Marc Murphy is of little comfort to North Melbourne coach Brad Scott.
What we learnt from the NAB Cup week one
Emma Quayle Young guns make most of their chance to shine, writes Emma Quayle.
Young Bomber ruck earning his wings
Emma Quayle Tom Bellchambers' stop-start career has been like that endured by many young ruckmen.
