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Jake Niall

Jake Niall is a senior sports writer at The Age, specialising in AFL football. Jake joined The Age in 1998, having previously worked as a sports writer on The Sunday Age. He writes a blend of news, feature articles and a weekly column during the football season. Before joining The Sunday Age, Jake was a freelance reporter in the US and a regular contributor to The Sunday Age and The Age from Los Angeles, covering diverse areas like politics, earthquakes, celebrity trials and American sport. Jake ghost wrote the autobiography (‘Collingwood and Me’, 1991) of champion Collingwood footballer Peter Daicos. While he writes primarily about the AFL, he spends the month of January covering tennis, especially the Australian Open. In 2008, Jake won the Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards' Best Sports Story in any medium for his profile piece on David Schwarz.

Magpies' joy tempered by setbacks

Jake Niall Collingwood's gritty come-from-behind upset of Geelong has been tempered by an apparent setback for injured gun midfielder Dayne Beams and a report on ruckman Darren Jolly for a high bump.

Sport in Crisis

Magpies in the clear: McGuire

Jake Niall Collingwood instigates audit of supplements taken by players in wake of Essendon's investigation.

Not hot air: Magpies prove benefits of altitude training

Jake Niall As with man-induced global warming, altitude training has believers and sceptics.

Magpies consider young Giant for ruck role

Jake Niall and Michael Gleeson Mindful of the burden on the ageing shoulders of veteran premiership ruck Darren Jolly, Collingwood has shown interest in out of contract Giant Jonathan Giles.

Magpies ruckman blasts 'stupid' two and two system

Jake Niall Darren Jolly describes use of two substitutes and two interchanges as ''bloody stupid''.

Magpies rule out Arizona return

Jake Niall Possibility of another trip to assist a small group of players not on agenda.

AFL

Magpie Dwyer may be recruit of the year, says Maxwell

Jake Niall and Emma Quayle Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley praises all 22 of his players after win over Geelong.

AFL

Buckley mum on Elliott-Koschitzke incident

Jake Niall Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has declined to be drawn on the incident in which his small forward Jamie Elliott was collected by Justin Koschitzke.

Buckley's big gambles produce mixed results

Jake Niall Coach's roulette spins weren't as costly as they threatened to become.

AFL

Pies look to refresh for Anzac clash

Jake Niall Collingwood will consider freshening up its team for the Anzac Day clash.

AFL

One illicit drug lifeline looms under crackdown

Jake Niall AFL's likely crackdown on self-reporting loophole for illicit drug use will be to restrict players to just one lifeline per career under its revised drugs code.

AFL

Collingwood re-signs Elliott, Witts

Jake Niall In a major display of faith, Collingwood has re-signed ruckman Jarrod Witts on a three year contract before he has been selected for a senior game.