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.
Demetriou drawn into Crows saga
Caroline Wilson THE unholy mess that is Adelaide's handling of Kurt Tippett has widened to involve AFL boss Andrew Demetriou.
Tippett, Crows on draft rule charges
Caroline Wilson KURT TIPPETT and his former club Adelaide have been charged with a series of rule breaches by the AFL, and will be summoned to appear before the commission next week.
Richmond's Graham in talks with Crows
Caroline Wilson Richmond's Angus Graham holds talks with Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson with a view to signing on with the Crows.
Crows to face music
Caroline Wilson Club must lose draft picks and get a heavy fine from the AFL over the Tippett deal.
Face it, Eddie is one of the AFL's untouchables
Caroline Wilson If Eddie McGuire's mindless and zoned-out media moment taught us anything then surely the obvious lesson is that some individuals in this great game remain greater than the game itself.
The stress test
Caroline Wilson All AFL coaches will deal with pressure their own way, or be dealt with.
A game of both shock and awe
Caroline Wilson Off-field scandals and AFL pre-seasons have come together with toxic regularity since Andrew Demetriou joined the league at the beginning of the 21st century.
Tigers pick a winner
Caroline Wilson RICHMOND looks poised to secure one of the AFL's most respected player agents, Daniel Richardson, to take over the Tigers' football department on the eve of the 2013 season.
Trigg gets off lightly for his part in scandal
Caroline Wilson The AFL at times is nothing if not an old boys' club.
Anderson resigns, seeks new challenges
Caroline Wilson, Jon Pierik, Scott Spits ADRIAN ANDERSON has resigned from one of the top jobs at the AFL after nine years. In the third executive departure from Andrew Demetriou's team since the end of the season, Anderson's decision to...
AFL
'It's time for me to do something different.' Anderson moves on from the AFL
Caroline Wilson Adrian Anderson has resigned as the AFL’s general manager of football operations after serving a nine-year term.
AFL
Adelaide's 'goodwill gesture' costs it draft picks 20 and 54
Caroline Wilson and Michael Gleeson Adelaide has taken the extraordinary step of giving up their first two AFL national draft picks as they brace for heavy penalties from the Kurt Tippett saga.
AFL
New letter emerges on Tippett
Caroline Wilson Second incriminating letter emerges in Kurt Tippett saga indicating that Crows officials attempted to cover tracks after putting in writing potentially unlawful agreement with player.
AFL
Cooking the books: new charges laid
Caroline Wilson Adelaide entered into secret agreement with sponsor to divert payments to Kurt Tippett after he knocked back an offer to join Gold Coast.
Adelaide, Tippett to face music
Caroline Wilson THE hidden deal that persuaded Kurt Tippett to remain an Adelaide Crow could halt the AFL career of club chief executive Steven Trigg and remove Tippett's right to play the game during his prime...
Trigg incompetence led club into abyss
Caroline Wilson Chief executive has now been charged on three counts of breaching AFL rules.
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...
Australian football
Adelaide, Tippett to face music
Caroline Wilson Kurt Tippett and his former club charged with a series of rule breaches by the AFL and will be summoned to appear before the Commission next week.
