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
Dee whiz, how low can they go
Emma Quayle There has been a 'just when you thought it couldn't get any worse' feel to Melbourne's season ever since it started two months ago.
Franklin out of All Stars clash
Emma Quayle, Alice Springs HAWTHORN champion Lance Franklin will miss Friday night's All Stars game against Richmond in Alice Springs due to a calf injury.
AFL
Knee cyst puts Franklin out
Emma Quayle Lance Franklin's eventful week has continued, with Hawthorn's uncontracted forward to miss Friday night's All-Stars match with a calf injury.
Football
All Stars too strong for the Tigers
Emma Quayle THIS was Richmond, but a not-just-yet version. There was no Trent Cotchin, no Brett Deledio, no Ivan Maric, and Jack Riewoldt had flown home with the flu.
AFL
Indigenous talent in focus
Emma Quayle Leading indigenous players will push for clubs to appoint indigenous welfare officers.
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.
Football
Buddy close
Emma Quayle Hawthorn will next week play Sydney for its first premiership since 2008, after overcoming an inaccurate start and a nervous finish to beat Adelaide by five points.
Brownlow quirks and oddities
Emma Quayle and Martin Blake Some of the more notable anomalies arising from the AFL's biggest award.
Emma Quayle
Hawks and Swans: master tradesmen
Emma Quayle It takes time to piece together a premiership side. It takes even more to keep it at the top.
O'Keefe on a new path to victory
Emma Quayle At one stage, Norm Smith medallist Ryan O'Keefe had considered leaving the Swans. He's glad he didn't.
AFL
Talia wins Rising Star award
Emma Quayle Recruiters repeat the same line before every draft: that they’re planning to take the ‘‘best available player’’.
AFL
Belief is the key, says Rising Star
Emma Quayle Recruiters repeat the same line before every single draft: that they're planning to take the 'best available player' with their pick.
Magpies ready for 'the best'
Emma Quayle Coach Nathan Buckley looking forward to taking on ''the best side in the competition''.
Bombers losing grip on finals
Emma Quayle and Jake Niall Essendon's grip on the top-eight spot it has held all season becomes shakier.
Rioli: forward or midfielder? Don't blink, or you'll miss him
Emma Quayle Cyril Rioli is running himself into a new role, writes Emma Quayle.
Fit Roos hope to get hop on opposition
Emma Quayle Kangaroos name first-round NAB Cup squad well placed to attack pre-season games.
What we learnt from the NAB Cup week one
Emma Quayle Young guns make most of their chance to shine, writes Emma Quayle.
Backing for Mifsud
Emma Quayle, Varese, Italy Football has become too absorbed by the ''mad, bad and sad stories'' of Aboriginal AFL players, forgetting about the number of indigenous players starring in the game, according to former Sydney...
