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
Tigers earn stripes in final stages
Emma Quayle, Wangaratta What a difference a year makes. This time last year the Wangaratta Showgrounds were underwater.
Tiger Astbury cools his heels a little longer
Emma Quayle David Astbury's comeback from a knee injury has been halted by a foot injury.
Football
Bombers keep status quo
Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson The Bombers didn't appear to have implemented any major positional shifts.
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.
Football
Watson top Bomber again
Emma Quayle Unsurprisingly, Brownlow medallist Jobe Watson won his third Crichton Medal, with 551 votes.
Tigers romp, Dons out of luck
Emma Quayle Richmond turns patchy start into a substantial lead, then a comfortable win, despite not putting the woeful Bombers away.
McDonald uses farm
Emma Quayle TOM MCDONALD has a farm, and it's where his run into the Melbourne backline began, literally. McDonald is from Edenhope, the small town halfway to Adelaide, which meant offseason training partners...
Young Demon on the rise
Emma Quayle Tom McDonald has a farm, and it's where his run into the Melbourne back line began.
Dons crack, Saints in top eight
Emma Quayle Essendon misses its chance to grab top spot on the ladder and places pressure on its top-four prospects.
Football
Rookie set to replace Hocking
Emma Quayle Essendon rookie Mark Baguley looms as Heath Hocking's midfield replacement.
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.
Football
Flight turns into fright for Bombers
Emma Quayle Essendon's decision to fly to Wangaratta ends in a storm with the match against the Saints abandoned.
Bombers' drive eclipses Swans
Emma Quayle Bombers notch their first win of an almost invisible pre-season.
Hibberd on mend
Emma Quayle Essendon confident second-year defender will miss just three or four matches.
Essendon cautious over star
Emma Quayle Essendon forward Michael Hurley beating a fast track back from his hamstring strain.
The Pies' long-term project
Emma Quayle Lachie Keeffe switched from soccer midfielder to AFL-listed player easily.
