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.
Football
Lions could join Saints in NZ adventure
Caroline Wilson The Brisbane Lions are front-runners to travel to New Zealand next season to take on St Kilda.
Riewoldt stalls on new deal
Caroline Wilson Stalled contract talks between Richmond and its gun forward Jack Riewoldt have become a growing concern at the club, with Greater Western Sydney confirming again that Riewoldt remains firmly in its...
AFL
Parting company: a matter of time
Caroline Wilson Monday's Melbourne Demons board meeting may mark the end of Mark Neeld's coaching stint.
AFL
Players face squeeze on treatments
Caroline Wilson AFL looking at imposing tough new anti-doping and exotic treatment regulations.
Bye, bye to prospect of a longer season
Caroline Wilson More matches will mean more teams are out of finals reckoning.
Two tribes go to war
Caroline Wilson Young leaders will be chasing old glories in Melbourne season opener.
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.
AFL
Etihad grand final a costly move for AFL and Brisbane
Caroline Wilson AFL's decision to rob Brisbane of NAB Cup grand final a shocker on so many levels.
'We sold our soul' on Tippett deal: Reid
Caroline Wilson It did not take long for the ink to dry — or more accurately the send icon on the email to function — before Adelaide football boss John Reid knew his club had committed to a terrible thing.
Caroline Wilson
Irony and disaster in Tippett affair
Caroline Wilson Letter that has haunted Adelaide chief Steven Trigg is in breach of AFL rules.
Football
Reid in the spotlight over Tippett scandal
Caroline Wilson AFL investigators take an interest in John Reid's relationship with the Brisbane Lions.
Colless clears shadows
Caroline Wilson Richard Colless has not let a struggle with depression stop him from being at the helm of Sydney.
AFL to reschedule Hawks' preliminary final?
Caroline Wilson League almost certain to switch scheduled night preliminary final back to Saturday afternoon.
Date with disaster
Caroline Wilson Perfect storm that wiped out Melbourne as it was, took place at Geelong's Kardinia Park on Saturday, July 30, 2011.
Facing up to Demon days
Caroline Wilson Mark Neeld spent his last season as an assistant coach looking after Collingwood's midfield. At least that was the on-paper description.
Davey at centre of storm
Caroline Wilson Melbourne's most senior indigenous footballer emerges at centre of discredited allegations regarding his new coach, Mark Neeld.
Coaching boys' club a lucrative business
Caroline Wilson Once on the AFL coaching merry-go-round it's not desirable - or easy - to get off.
Captain Callan?
Caroline Wilson AFL's newest club looks certain to settle upon co-captains, with Luke Power and Callan Ward the outstanding favourites.
Power, a Giant who once roared, leads the way
Caroline Wilson Luke Power's experience stands out at GWS and he will be asked to use it.
Caroline Wilson
Pokies deal sparks AFL clubs feud
Caroline Wilson Victoria's multi-million-dollar poker machine auction has sparked a bitter feud between rival AFL clubs.
