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.
Sydney at war with the Blues
Caroline Wilson EXCLUSIVE The bad blood between Melbourne and Sydney has become toxic.
Malthouse ready to sign on with Blues
Jon Pierik and Caroline Wilson Mick Malthouse to sign up today to coach Carlton for the next three years.
AFL
Blues chase early Pies clash
Caroline Wilson Carlton wastes no time in working to recoup its multimillion-dollar investment in new coach Mick Malthouse, requesting a home fixture against Collingwood in round two next season.
Shake-up for Blues' board
Caroline Wilson Australia Post chief Ahmed Fahour looks set to achieve his long-held ambition to run the Carlton Football Club.
AFL
Blues dig deep as Mick suits up
Caroline Wilson Carlton's board will sign off on a three-year maximum $3 million contract offer to Mick Malthouse, with the 59-year-old three-time premiership coach to be approached by the Blues as early as today.
Football
AFL, Blues are all a'Twitter
Caroline Wilson In the case of Brock McLean and his misguided tweet, the Blues were absolutely right in refusing to suspend him.
AFL
Dons outmuscle Ratten
Caroline Wilson The first signs that Brett Ratten's 2012 season would unravel can be traced back to the sunny April afternoon that his unbeaten Blues took on their famous rivals Essendon at the MCG.
AFL
Pie's radio deal waits on approval
Caroline Wilson A yet-to-be-signed media deal involving Collingwood's Dane Swan will not kick off as planned on Friday unless it has been cleared by the AFL.
The stress test
Caroline Wilson All AFL coaches will deal with pressure their own way, or be dealt with.
AFL confident crowds will return despite low figure for pre-season final
Caroline Wilson and Jon Pierik AFL refuses to link Friday night's dismal NAB Cup turn-out with negative publicity.
Two tribes go to war
Caroline Wilson Young leaders will be chasing old glories in Melbourne season opener.
AFL
Swans chief now turns on Geelong
Caroline Wilson Feud between Sydney and Melbourne clubs shows no signs of abating.
AFL
Drugs collision course
Caroline Wilson The AFL clubs appear on a collision course with their players over holiday drug testing, as several club chiefs confirmed they would take on the players union over target testing of suspected illegal...
Query over Selwood deal
Caroline Wilson One of Geelong captain's third-party agreements becomes subject of debate.
Australian football
Tippett legal demand to be set free
Caroline Wilson THE latest legal shot in what has become something of an off-season battlefield for the AFL over the past month came from Kurt Tippett late on Monday when he pushed to be immediately delisted by...
AFL
Tippett legal demand to be set free
Caroline Wilson The latest legal shot in what has become something of an off-season battlefield for the AFL over the past month came from Kurt Tippett late on Monday when he pushed to be immediately delisted by...
Carlton must act on Scotland
Caroline Wilson If Carlton hasn't learnt its lessons, the AFL must act.
AFL
Eade rules out Port Adelaide job
Caroline Wilson Rodney Eade has ruled out a potential return to senior coaching at Port Adelaide.
Ratten pulls out of contention for Port Adelaide job
Caroline Wilson Port Adelaide's dire situation has been further underlined with sacked Carlton coach Brett Ratten withdrawing his application for the job.
Demetriou goes into bat for Port
Caroline Wilson AFL chief willing to discuss club with any prospective coaches.
