Jake Niall
Jake Niall is a senior sports writer at The Age, specialising in AFL football. Jake joined The Age in 1998, having previously worked as a sports writer on The Sunday Age. He writes a blend of news, feature articles and a weekly column during the football season. Before joining The Sunday Age, Jake was a freelance reporter in the US and a regular contributor to The Sunday Age and The Age from Los Angeles, covering diverse areas like politics, earthquakes, celebrity trials and American sport. Jake ghost wrote the autobiography (‘Collingwood and Me’, 1991) of champion Collingwood footballer Peter Daicos. While he writes primarily about the AFL, he spends the month of January covering tennis, especially the Australian Open. In 2008, Jake won the Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards' Best Sports Story in any medium for his profile piece on David Schwarz.
AFL
I was whacked three times, says Scotland
Jake Niall Carlton's Heath Scotland talks for the first time about an incident in which he hit a man at a Mulwala pub and had to accept the consequences
Judgment day
Jake Niall The Carlton coach's tactics against the Pies will reveal how he views some of his former players.
Officer class, but Riewoldt needs captain in waiting
Jake Niall Modern-day AFL dictates clubs need captains with high credentials, writes Jake Niall.
Hayes' heart 'corrected'
Jake Niall Club says surgery will have no bearing on his ability to play next season.
Playing catch up
Jake Niall How do minnows such as North and Port match the AFL's well-nurtured barracudas?
Saints in talks with Montagna over contract
Jake Niall St Kilda is in discussions with All-Australian midfielder Leigh Montagna about a two-year contract extension in a bid to keep him from coming into play as an unrestricted free agent.
No returning to Never Never Land
Jake Niall St Kilda has another lost generation on its hands, but this one has built something.
The final insult
Jake Niall The AFL's stance on moral issues falls flat when it comes to grand final ticketing.
Why brown and gold is the new black
Jake Niall Hawthorn has players coming back from injury and is well placed to be the 2012 premier.
Saints fan, look away now...
Jake Niall While other clubs are signing their stars to long-term contracts, St Kilda may have to sacrifice a player.
Welcome back, Lenny
Jake Niall When Lenny Hayes had a knee reconstruction about this time last year, St Kilda people may not have said it, but the thought bubble that formed instantly was almost universal: That's our season.
Football
Winning the battle of wounded knee
Jake Niall Eight months after a knee reconstruction, St Kilda's James Gwilt will return in the VFL.
Saints endure hellfire
Jake Niall Twice this season, Melbourne has been close at half-time, only to be blown to pieces in the third quarter..
