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.
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It's more than a theme
Caroline Wilson The AFL's indigenous round is a unique event that breaks down the barriers and promotes understanding.
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AFL aims for indigenous all-stars trip to Ireland
Caroline Wilson Cautious support from clubs, cream of indigenous talent pledges to take part.
Buddy shoots himself in foot
Caroline Wilson Lance Franklin's crazy decision to take hostage of Hawks' season suddenly seems increasingly risky for him.
Wobbly Franklin does himself few favours at grand prix
Caroline Wilson An incoherent and out-of-sorts Lance Franklin raised eyebrows and later incurred the wrath of his club when he stumbled into a corporate suite at last weekend's Melbourne Grand Prix where AFL chief...
Two tribes go to war
Caroline Wilson Young leaders will be chasing old glories in Melbourne season opener.
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Franklin off course at grand prix
Caroline Wilson Incoherent and out-of-sorts Lance Franklin stumbled into corporate suite at Melbourne GP.
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Tigers clawing back Edwards
Caroline Wilson Richmond's Shane Edwards embroiled in tug-of-war between Tigers and indigenous All-Stars team in the lead-up to Friday's exhibition game in Alice Springs.
Fans witness a great heist on grand final day
Caroline Wilson Most premierships are foregone conclusions by the time living minutes become dying seconds in the twilight of grand final day. Many are anti-climactic and usually the short-priced favourite gets up.
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The Xavier network
Caroline Wilson From grand final players to off-field powerbrokers, Xavier has the lot when it comes to AFL.
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Love of the game
Caroline Wilson Having done so much of his best work at the MCG, James Hird could not have believed he would return to the home of football to deliver a speech about his love of the game so soon after one of the...
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Duo back on right track
Caroline Wilson Of the young players who disgraced the club a year ago, two have listened and learnt.
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Agents in bitter split
Caroline Wilson A bitter split in the AFL player management ranks could be headed for court, with player agent Alex McDonald accused of poaching 35 players and a key staffer from Glenn Archer's Stride Management...
