Emma Quayle
Emma Quayle joined The Age as a cadet journalist in 1999 and has been covering football since 2001. She has won awards from the Australian Football Media Association and AFL Players Association for her feature writing, and specialised for many years in covering junior football and the AFL draft. Emma's two books - The Draft and Nine Lives (the story of former Essendon wingman Adam Ramanauskas' battle with cancer) - were published in 2008 and 2010.
Football
AFL draft hopeful Cameron McCarthy is unfazed by the attention
Emma Quayle The X-factor in this year's draft is a cool customer, writes Emma Quayle.
AFL
Luke McDonald could miss AFL draft for Kangaroos' Utah training camp
Emma Quayle North Melbourne ask for Luke McDonald to skip national draft so he can travel with his new teammates.
AFL
Nahas to North, Armstrong to Pies
Emma Quayle Three players delisted last week have had their careers revived as free agents, with Dylan Addison, Robin Nahas and Tony Armstrong to play on next year.
AFL
'Lame' response on game
Emma Quayle and Rohan Connolly The timing of the AFL's ''captain's pick'' game would prompt Heath Shaw to ''kindly decline'' any offer to play in it.
AFL
How the Sydney clubs fared in the free agency and trade period
Compiled by Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson It has taken three weeks but the AFL free agency and trade period has finally ended.
AFL
How your club fared in the free agency and trade period
Compiled by Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson It has taken three weeks but the AFL free agency and trade period has finally ended. Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson examine which clubs 'won' and which didn't.
AFL
West to head north as Lions restore some pride
Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Emma Quayle Brisbane Lions and St Kilda shape as major factors on the final day of the trading period.
AFL
Jared Polec to Port Adelaide in complicated three-way trade
Michael Gleeson and Emma Quayle Jared Polec will play for Port Adelaide next year, with the Power, Brisbane and Greater Western Sydney finalising a complicated three-way swap of draft picks.
AFL
Shaw sweetener secures Pies swap
Emma Quayle Magpies' willingness to pay part of defender's salary next season crucial in finalising deal.
AFL
Blues close to Docherty deal
Jake Niall and Emma Quayle Carlton will pick up Brisbane Lions midfielder Sam Docherty for pick 33.
AFL
Lamb chops Sydney, joins Giants as Pies snare White
Michael Gleeson and Emma Quayle Talented young Sydney forward quits the club for cross-town rival Greater Western Sydney.
AFL
Shaw-Adams deal should be straight swap
Emma Quayle The Heath Shaw-Taylor Adams trade has straight swap written all over it. Or, it should have.
AFL
Bombers and Saints keen to entice Longer
Michael Gleeson, Emma Quayle and Jake Niall Essendon and St Kilda have both met uncommitted and out-of-contract Brisbane ruckman in an attempt to persuade him to return to Melbourne.
AFL
Jarrad Grant re-signs with Bulldogs
Emma Quayle Jarrad Grant has re-signed with the Western Bulldogs, rebuffing interest from the Brisbane Lions.
AFL
Demons zero in on Crow Vince
Emma Quayle and Jake Niall Bernie Vince on the cusp of signing a lucrative long-term deal to join Melbourne.
AFL
Club briefing on supplements
Emma Quayle AFL Commission expected to soon sign off on a long-planned set of reforms.
AFL
Giants muscle into battle to bag Vince
Emma Quayle Bernie Vince has four-year offer from Melbourne to consider and late interest from GWS.
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Dockers keeping Gumbleton waiting
Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson Fremantle works through Essendon forward's medical assessment.
AFL
Hawks secure big man Ben McEvoy from St Kilda
Michael Gleeson and Emma Quayle St Kilda boldly traded ruck Ben McEvoy as part of a move that will see it end up with three draft picks inside the top 20 and recruit another mature ruckman such as Darren Jolly.
