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.
'Innocent' Robinson shattered
Emma Quayle Suspended conditioning coach devastated by controversy surrounding program he oversaw.
AFL
Tippett's manager in gun
Emma Quayle The future of Kurt Tippett's manager will move closer to a resolution this week, after he fronts an AFL Players Association hearing.
AFL
Manager suspension a 'warning'
Emma Quayle Players Association hopes suspension of Peter Blucher will warn others to mind the rules.
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...
AFL
Tippett may miss half a season over cap breach
Emma Quayle and Jake Niall Crows appear certain to be ruled out of the first two rounds of the 2013 draft.
The Tippett saga: how it went wrong for Crows
Emma Quayle Almost two years after Adelaide talked Kurt Tippett into staying, the web began to unravel.
Bitter Tippett pays the price
Emma Quayle Kurt Tippett's demeanour at Friday's hearing of his draft and salary cap breaches costs him $25,000.
Crows throw support behind under-fire Trigg to keep top job
Emma Quayle, Jon Pierik ADELAIDE have backed chief executive Steven Trigg's claim that he verbally cancelled a written agreement to trade Kurt Tippett to the club of his choice three years ago.
Stand by your scam
Emma Quayle Adelaide accepts AFL sanctions, but also points out that it considers them rough.
Crows back Trigg, plan for a return
Emma Quayle and Jon Pierik Adelaide Crows chief executive and football operations manager avoid the axe.
AFL
Tippett nominates for pre-season draft
Emma Quayle The AFL has allowed Kurt Tippett to remove himself from Adelaide's list and nominate for the pre-season draft with set financial terms.
Tippett defiant as Crows cop it sweet
Emma Quayle and Jake Niall Kurt Tippett remains determined to clear his name at Friday's AFL Commission hearing.
Tippett faces hefty stint on sidelines following breach
Emma Quayle, Jake Niall KURT TIPPETT is facing up to half a season out of the game after negotiations with the AFL neared completion on the eve of the commission's special hearing into Adelaide's salary cap misdemeanours.
Swans offer Tippett $3.5m, 4-year deal
Emma Quayle Swans also offer Crow a conditional two-year extension for 2017 and 2018.
Crows' tamper affair
Emma Quayle Adelaide has confessed to the AFL that it forged a secret arrangement to send Kurt Tippett to the club of his choice when it last re-signed him, a deal that could amount to draft tampering and see...
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.
Second Crow faces probe
Emma Quayle Club under investigation for third-party payments made to captain Nathan van Berlo outside salary cap.
Crows in draft as probe widens
Emma Quayle Third-party payment to midfield star Patrick Dangerfield under scrutiny.
Tambling safe, but one Crow to be cut
Emma Quayle Richard Tambling's spot on the Adelaide list is safe, but one of Kurt Tippett's contracted former teammates will be cut, following his decision to nominate for the preseason draft.
