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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AFL aims for indigenous all-stars trip to Ireland
Caroline Wilson Cautious support from clubs, cream of indigenous talent pledges to take part.
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Players face squeeze on treatments
Caroline Wilson AFL looking at imposing tough new anti-doping and exotic treatment regulations.
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Bid for level playing field
Caroline Wilson AFL bid to close the growing divide between rich and poor clubs.
Clubs to target-test players
Caroline Wilson AFL players will be drug tested more than ever before as part of a raft of reforms to the competition's illicit drugs policy, to be outlined at Thursday's conference of the 18 clubs.
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Stewart to join Tigers' greats
Caroline Wilson Australian football legend will be inducted into Richmond's Hall of Fame next month, making a rare public appearance at the dinner on June 15 as one of four inductees.
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Bomber five admit Dank drugs link
Caroline Wilson Five Essendon staffers, including James Hird's personal assistant, have admitted to the AFL and ASADA that they were treated last year by Stephen Dank with a variety of injections and oral...
The trouble with Demons
Caroline Wilson Mark Neeld's disastrous coaching career looks certain to stagger through at least another round.
Bye, bye to prospect of a longer season
Caroline Wilson More matches will mean more teams are out of finals reckoning.
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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.
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Proud Colless calls it a day
Caroline Wilson AFL's current longest-serving club chairman announces his time at Sydney will come to a close after more than 21 years.
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With his legacy secure, Colless calls it a day
Caroline Wilson Watching Richard Colless in the middle of the MCG after the final siren had sounded on last season there seemed to be a sense of detachment surrounding the Sydney chairman despite the fact his...
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Players to preach respect
Caroline Wilson AFL stars will be commandeered to deliver personal appeals to fans to stop abusing players during games, with those pleas potentially broadcast before each game on the scoreboards at all venues.
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Switkowski report out on Monday
Caroline Wilson Legal challenge from Dean Robinson withdrawn, Ziggy Switkowski report into irregular practices at Essendon to be released on Monday.
Dons' treatment of 'Weapon' a mystery
Caroline Wilson Dean Robinson will not be the only official to leave the club when this saga ends.
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Bombers a shambles
Caroline Wilson Ziggy Switkowski's damning recommendations detailing managerial failures at Essendon did not call to sack anyone.
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Bombers receive findings
Caroline Wilson The day of reckoning is approaching for a number of senior Essendon officials.
Legal risk keeps Dons' probe sealed
Caroline Wilson A legal threat from the high-performance coach stood down by Essendon in February has delayed the release of the internal probe into the club's supplements scandal.
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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.
Jackson's rescue mission
Caroline Wilson and Michael Gleeson AFL chief Andrew Demetriou urged former Essendon boss Peter Jackson to step in and run an uncompromised review of the crisis-ridden Melbourne Football Club.
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Revisiting past controversy on racial taunts
Caroline Wilson Tony Shaw's comments on racism in 1991 have haunted him down the years.
