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.
AFL 2016: Up to seven out as teams play safe on head injuries
Emma Quayle Clubs' care for players recovering from head injuries could see up to seven players held back this week.
AFL season 2016: Geelong proving ruthless all the way to the final siren
Emma Quayle The Cats have been putting sides away better than anyone.
Collingwood v Carlton: No easy path back for Cloke, as Blues rule Weitering out
Emma Quayle Travis Cloke's path back into the Collingwood team may not necessarily be cleared by the injury issues facing the Carlton back line this week.
Carlton v Essendon: Bombers aiming for cohesion, says coach John Worsfold
Emma Quayle Essendon coach John Worsfold is confident that his makeshift side will be playing as a much more cohesive unit by the end of the season.
AFL 2016: Carlton still has a long way to go, says coach Brendon Bolton
Michael Gleeson and Emma Quayle Carlton had an incredible capacity to make the easy look difficult, according to coach Bendon Bolton
AFL would need 'significant' proof to strip Jobe Watson of Brownlow, says Essendon boss
Emma Quayle Essendon chief executive Xavier Campbell says the burden of proof required to potentially strip Jobe Watson of his Brownlow medal would be "significant".
As it happened: Carlton v Essendon
Emma Quayle Carlton are searching for consecutive wins when they take on the Bombers at the MCG.
Richmond Tigers v Port Adelaide: Robbie Gray and Chad Wingard hit by injury, ruckman Matthew Lobbe is dropped
Emma Quayle Port Adelaide has been torn apart by injury, with star midfielder Robbie Gray expected to miss the next few weeks with a hamstring strain.
Free agency for life on AFL players' agenda
Emma Quayle Players Association floats idea to league, as system comes under review in collective bargaining negotiations.
Ready and Weitering, as Jacob takes charge
Emma Quayle Jacob Weitering has looked calm and in control in his first five AFL games. But like any AFL draftee he has had lots of new things to get used to.
AFL keen for more 'deliberate' free kicks to be paid
Emma Quayle The AFL is not entirely satisfied with how the deliberate out-of-bounds rule is being umpired - it says more free kicks should and will be paid.
Unreal, crazy, amazing: Mason Cox's debut for Collingwood
Emma Quayle Mason Cox wasn't really sure he wanted to go to the Los Angeles combine, two and a bit years ago.
AFL season 2016: Nathan Buckley pleased with Pies' incremental improvement
Emma Quayle Nathan Buckley saw some "incremental" improvement in Collingwood's big Anzac Day win over Essendon, but believes there is more to come.
As it happened: Essendon Bombers v Collingwood Magpies
Emma Quayle Collingwood go in with everything to prove - and everything to lose - in this Anzac Day blockbuster at the MCG.
AFL season 2016: Demons decided they do not need 'wake-up calls', says ruckman Max Gawn
Emma Quayle Melbourne's players decided after their shock loss to Essendon that they no longer wanted to be a team that required "wake-up calls".
Brett Deledio out for Richmond
Emma Quayle Brett Deledio will have to wait at least one more week to play his first game of the year for Richmond.
As it happened: Melbourne Demons v Richmond Tigers
Emma Quayle The pressure is on Richmond as they look to get back on the winners' list against Melbourne.
Seb Ross hopes to see cousin Jobe Watson play on
Emma Quayle St Kilda midfielder Seb Ross hopes to see his cousin - Essendon captain Jobe Watson - playing football again next season.
Ross on a roll at Saints
Emma Quayle It's early on a Thursday morning and Seb Ross is sitting in a corner of the common room at St Kilda
Angus Brayshaw's close family ties
Emma Quayle Angus Brayshaw will be thinking about more than merely football on Anzac Day.
