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.
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
Geelong leads trio in chase for Gold Coast onballer
Emma Quayle and Jon Pierik Josh Caddy may join Geelong, St Kilda or North Melbourne having met with all three clubs.
Wellingham chooses Eagles
Emma Quayle Sharrod Wellingham's declaration on the West Coast website that he wished to join the Eagles came as news to Collingwood, which had not been told of the midfielder's decision to leave.
Wellingham wants to soar with Eagles
Emma Quayle Player's declaration on West Coast website comes as a surprise to his current club.
AFL
Dees, Pies discuss super trade
Jon Pierik and Emma Quayle Collingwood and Melbourne have discussed a blockbuster trade that would send Sharrod Wellingham and Chris Dawes to the Demons in return for pick No. 4 in the national draft.
Magpie heads home to Perth
Michael Gleeson and Emma Quayle Collingwood finalises deal to move Sharrod Wellingham home to Perth.
AFL
Pies, Demons to thrash out Dawes deal
Emma Quayle Collingwood forward Chris Dawes has requested a trade to Melbourne.
Pies have the answers
Emma Quayle, Sydney Collingwood never loses to Sydney. Or at least it hadn't, in a really long time.
Carlton devours stale Pies
Emma Quayle If any team has sorely needed just a tiny break of late, it has been Carlton.
Coaching mates in battle
Emma Quayle Football won't get in the way of friendship for Nathan Buckley and Brenton Sanderson.
