Scott Spits
Online sports editor for The Age. Began his full-time career at The Age as an online sports reporter in 1999 before joining Sportal as the Deputy Editor of the AFL-Telstra online network in 2002. Rejoined the online desk at The Age in 2006. Has covered the Sydney Olympics, numerous Australian Open tennis tournaments and several AFL grand finals. Reads the back page first. Hack golfer. Wannabe tennis star.
Live AFL: Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions
Scott Spits The 13th and 15th-placed teams clash at Etihad Stadium. Both the Western Bulldogs and Brisbane Lions have negative records and are desperately searching for morale-boosting wins.
Live AFL: Fremantle v Western Bulldogs
Scott Spits Fremantle remains well on the hunt for a finals berth but a victory over the Western Bulldogs in round 15 seemingly must be achieved for that to remain the case.
AFL
Live AFL: Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
Scott Spits It's arguably the final chance for the Western Bulldogs to stay in the hunt for the finals. Under new coach Brendan McCartney, the Bulldogs are 2-3 and will bask in the Friday night spotlight when...
Live AFL: North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs
Scott Spits The Western Bulldogs overcame the pre-match withdrawal of Adam Cooney to upset North Melbourne by 18 points. They were impressive across four quarters and can hold their heads high.
Odds favour a Whitewash Weekend
Scott Spits For those in any doubt about the lopsided nature of this year's AFL competition, witness what may unfold this weekend.
Live AFL NAB Cup: Friday 15 February
Scott Spits Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of the start of the 2013 AFL NAB Cup. There's a triple-header on the first night at Etihad Stadium, with Essendon, Western Bulldogs and Collingwood the...
Live: AFL pre-season and rookie drafts
Scott Spits Rolling updates as AFL clubs finalise their lists for the 2013 AFL season.
Live coverage: 2012 AFL draft
Scott Spits It's one of the landmark days (or nights) on the footy calendar. AFL draft day 2012. The time when recruiters across the country earn their dough.
Trade period latest: Viney goes to Dees with second round pick
Scott Spits, with staff reporters Melbourne will only have to use its second round pick (No. 26 overall) to secure highly-rated father-son selection Jack Viney.
Live Brownlow blog: footy's night of nights
Edited by Scott Spits and Jenna Clarke The Brownlow Medal count is on for another year and you can check out the best of the fashion from the red (or blue) carpet, along with news snippets from the count itself, by following our live blog...
Live AFL: Sunday August 26
Edited by Scott Spits Round 22 comes to a close with three matches on Sunday. Geelong hosts the Western Bulldogs in the opening match from Skilled Stadium.
Live AFL: Carlton v St Kilda
Scott Spits The finalists have been decided. Indeed, the week one finals line-up is already in place. But there's three home-and-away matches to be played on the final Sunday, starting with the Carlton-St Kilda...
Live AFL: Sunday 17 June
Scott Spits Welcome to our live blog coverage of round 12 Sunday footy. Hawthorn is hosting the Brisbane Lions at the MCG. The Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide then clash at Etihad Stadium.
Live AFL: Saturday 30 June
Scott Spits We're back to nine games of footy each round, meaning Super Saturday returns with five matches to take place today.
Judd's manager steps away from claims of 'outrageous interference'
Scott Spits Chris Judd's manager has backed down from his stinging attack on the AFL after initially accusing the league of interfering in the misconduct charges laid against the Carlton skipper.
Live blog: the 2011 AFL draft
Edited by Scott Spits The draft certainly seemed less eventful than previous years. GWS dominated. But that's like saying the Giants will lose many games in their first season.
Blue Buckley sidelined for 10 weeks
Scott Spits Carlton's father-son selection Dylan Buckley will be sidelined for up to 10 weeks with a finger injury.
AFL
Live blog: Easter Saturday AFL footy
Edited by Scott Spits Five matches of AFL footy on a Saturday. It's a throwback to the golden days of the VFL! Track the latest scores, player statistics and plenty more as 10 of the AFL's teams take to the field on...
AFL
Live AFL: Saturday 28 April
Scott Spits AFL newbies Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast are both taking to the field on Saturday in the continuation of round five which started so memorably with the Collingwood-Essendon Anzac Day...
Live blog: 2010 AFL National Draft
Scott Spits Welcome to our live blog coverage of the 2010 AFL national draft, taking place on Queensland's Gold Coast, the one-time home of the Brisbane Bears. It's been a landmark week in the AFL.
