Scott Spits
Online sports editor for The Age. Began his full-time career at The Age as an online sports reporter in 1999 before joining Sportal as the Deputy Editor of the AFL-Telstra online network in 2002. Rejoined the online desk at The Age in 2006. Has covered the Sydney Olympics, numerous Australian Open tennis tournaments and several AFL grand finals. Reads the back page first. Hack golfer. Wannabe tennis star.
Essendon delist Alex Browne and Elliott Kavanagh
Scott Spits Essendon will have at least 10 changes to their playing list after announcing on Tuesday that midfielders Elliott Kavanagh and Alex Browne had been delisted.
Video of Adam Treloar in Collingwood colours appears online
Scott Spits Adam Treloar's move to Collingwood has been considered a certainty of the AFL trade period. Now it's as close to official as possible.
Hamish Hartlett re-signs with Port Adelaide until at least 2021
Scott Spits Port Adelaide midfielder Hamish Hartlett has ensured he'll spend at least the bulk of his career at Alberton Oval after signing a five-year contract extension with the Power.
AFL grand final 2015: The day in cyberspace
Scott Spits You could almost feel the mixture of genuine empathy and outrageous spite beginning to build in the seconds after Jack Darling juggled and ultimately spilled a straightforward chest mark that...
AFL grand final 2015: Live coverage
Scott Spits Welcome to our live and extensive coverage of footy's biggest day of the year. Melbourne has turned on beautiful weather. Today Hawthorn are chasing a third consecutive premiership.
AFL's 'epic fail' after image showing Sam Mitchell as the Brownlow winner goes viral
Scott Spits It was an 'epic fail' on the AFL's night of nights, but Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell was unfazed by league's mistake.
Western Bulldogs cut six players, including ruckman Ayce Cordy
Scott Spits Former first round draft pick and father-son selection Ayce Cordy was among six players cut by the Western Bulldogs on Tuesday
Gold Coast Suns v Essendon: Waiting for (Brendon) Goddard .... Or not
Scott Spits Essendon has had yet another dramatic week and to add to it, the club was faced media reports that key midfielder Brendon Goddard had missed Friday's flight to Queensland for the clash against the...
AFL live: Round 15 Saturday footy
Scott Spits and Lee Crossley There are four AFL games on Saturday, culminating with the North Melbourne-Geelong clash and, in what shapes as an emotional night in Perth, West Coast host Adelaide.
Phil Walsh death: Sunday's Adelaide-Geelong game won't go ahead
Scott Spits The clash between Adelaide and Geelong on Sunday has been cancelled as the football world deals with the shock death of Crows coach Philip Walsh.
James Hird questions whether the media is to blame for Sam Mitchell's injecting gesture
Scott Spits Essendon coach James Hird has questioned whether "media propaganda" was the reason behind Sam Mitchell's "naive and idiotic" injection motion taunt directed towards Bombers players at the MCG on...
AFL Live: Melbourne v Collingwood
Scott Spits Follow our live coverage of the Melbourne v Collingwood traditional Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG.
Mick Malthouse sacking: John Worsfold already out of the mix for vacant Carlton coaching job
Scott Spits The man the bookies installed as the favourite to replace Mick Malthouse as the permanent senior coach at Carlton, one-time Blues assistant John Worsfold, has already told the Blues he's not...
Jeremy Cameron reported as Greater Western Sydney snap their Crows hoodoo
Scott Spits The report of Jeremy Cameron for forceful front-on contact on Adelaide Kyle's Cheney was one of the few blemishes as Greater Western Sydney notched a sixth win, broke their duck against the Crows and...
Jumper swap: Chris Judd agrees to unusual swap request from Geelong opponent
Scott Spits You could have easily joked about Chris Judd happily giving up his Carlton jumper after the Blues suffered another inglorious defeat on Friday night, but his guernsey swap with his Geelong opponent...
WADA appeal: CAS temporarily names the Essendon 34
Scott Spits The goalposts moved at right angles in the long-running Essendon doping saga overnight when WADA appealed the AFL anti-doping tribunal's not guilty verdict to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Live AFL: Essendon v Collingwood on Anzac Day
Scott Spits Follow our live coverage of the iconic Essendon-Collingwood Anzac Day clash at the MCG.
Will Minson dropped, but Marcus Bontempelli back for Western Bulldogs
Scott Spits The Western Bulldogs have dropped ruckman Will Minson but welcome back star youngster Marcus Bontempelli for Sunday's tough assignment against Adelaide at Etihad Stadium.
Adam Goodes set to play in twos again
Scott Spits Adam Goodes' mission to find form and fitness in the seconds will last at least another week after Sydney coach John Longmire confirmed the veteran would again play in the NEAFL this week.
Familiar faces among St Kilda's promoted rookies
Scott Spits Ordinarily an AFL rookie promoted ahead of round one would be a young player who has been particularly sharp and eye-catching during the pre-season.
