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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A Bridge too far for Swans
Caroline Wilson Bad blood continues to flow between the two cross-city rivals in Sydney.
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Great divide: Longmire attacks 'disrespectful' view of Swans
Caroline Wilson Reigning premiership coach John Longmire has registered his disappointment with Greater Western Sydney chief executive David Matthews and his "disrespectful" comments about the Swans, as the bad...
Longmire lays down the lore
Caroline Wilson Sydney’s premiership coach has told AFL commissioners how the Swans won the 2012 flag – and of his fears for the game under proposed rule changes.
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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Clubs prepare for a cap on interchanges
Caroline Wilson Speculation that the AFL could cap interchange rotations for the first time threatens to widen philosophical divide between football's governing body and the young men who play the game.
'Never say die' pays big time for Swans
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.
Colless in battle with depression
Caroline Wilson Affliction threatened to lead to him stepping down from the club in 2010.
Colless clears shadows
Caroline Wilson Richard Colless has not let a struggle with depression stop him from being at the helm of Sydney.
Malthouse looms large over Carlton
Caroline Wilson Spectre that has haunted Brett Ratten for more than two years has finally materialised.
Williams not heir apparent
Caroline Wilson Formalisation of Kevin Sheedy's deal says a great deal about two other coaches.
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Last supper came early for Ratten
Caroline Wilson Brett Ratten had breakfast with Chris Judd and his leadership group early yesterday. For all intents and purposes it was the soon-to-be-sacked coach's last supper with the senior players who had...
Caroline Wilson
Davis spreads the word for Swans
Caroline Wilson Some weeks ago Nick Davis stood on the SCG and recreated again and again several versions of the left-foot snap that, in 2005, cruelled Geelong in a second semi-final.
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Only a miracle will save Ratten
Caroline Wilson Brett Ratten will be coaching for his AFL future against Collingwood on Friday night.
Search for rucks in America
Caroline Wilson AFL to launch search for next Mike Pyke when it sets up first US-based draft combine.
I don't know how it will go this year
Caroline Wilson Kevin Sheedy takes an honest look at the challenges he faces returning, at the age of 64, to coach a new AFL club that is under the pump.
AFL disgusted as Roos unloads again
Caroline Wilson It would be simplistic to say Paul Roos' opinions coloured by grudge against Andrew Demetriou.
AFL heartened by injury figures
Caroline Wilson AFL players suffered fewer hamstring and groin injuries last season than for at least two decades.
Rendell a scapegoat
Caroline Wilson The Adelaide recruiter made public the sentiments of those at several clubs.
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Mifsud 'deeply offended'
Caroline Wilson Matt Rendell ''deeply offended'' his former St Kilda colleague Jason Mifsud when he compared struggles of African footballers with ''your blokes''.
Game divided over Mifsud, Rendell
Caroline Wilson Football and Australia lost their great Irish recruit Jim Stynes this week.
