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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.

AFL

I was whacked three times, says Scotland

Jake Niall Carlton's Heath Scotland talks for the first time about an incident in which he hit a man at a Mulwala pub and had to accept the consequences

Cotchin, Vickery back for Tigers

Jake Niall Richmond has confirmed that skipper Trent Cotchin should return to the side for Sunday's game against Melbourne.

Dees coach asks for patience during second rebuild

Jake Niall and Rohan Connolly Mark Neeld pledges to keep turning players over until he finds those who are ''up for the fight''.

Sacked, with six months of cash

Jake Niall Cameron Schwab will receive a six-month payout from his three-year contract.

AFL

Swans paid $1.75m more than have-nots

Jake Niall Sydney paid $1.75million-plus more to its players than three of the competition's most challenged clubs.

AFL

Best in the nest

Jake Niall Fans may fancy the Hawks, Pies, Swans and Crows, but it's the Eagles who could take flight this season.

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Up to eight new Demons for opening round

Jake Niall Melbourne's massive turnover will see the Demons field a radically revamped team for round one.

Tippett gets his Sydney wish

Jake Niall AFL tells Brisbane and GWS that they have no room in salary caps to accommodate forward.

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Aboriginal issues: AFL takes a look

Jake Niall The AFL will tackle Aboriginal participation at a meeting on Friday.

$7.8m jackpot

Jake Niall Collingwood records unprecedented profit of $7.83 million, making it easily most profitable club in competition this year.

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Reimers rejects Carlton, and the AFL

Jake Niall Former Essendon forward Kyle Reimers, still just 23, has turned his back on the opportunity to play for Carlton and a continued career in the AFL.