Michael Gleeson
Michael Gleeson is a sports writer with The Age, focusing primarily on AFL football, athletics, cricket and tennis. He has been awarded the Grant Hattam Trophy for outstanding journalism in football, while his cricket writing has been recognised in twice winning the Cricket Victoria cricket writer of the year award.
AFL 2016: Sydney midfielder Tom Mitchell to stay a Swan
Michael Gleeson One of the AFL's biggest improvers, prolific Sydney onballer Tom Mitchell is poised to re-sign with the Swans as soon as next week.
Recovery Session: Long and short of season over
Michael Gleeson Collingwood's season ended not on Queen's Birthday but at three quarter time of round ten at the MCG. Leading the Western Bulldogs by three points their bench was wiped out and so was their season.
Melbourne v Collingwood: Max Gawn ploy backfires on 'easy beat' Magpies
Michael Gleeson Collingwood were solidly beaten for a second successive week by a team out of the top eight. They enter the bye week with just four wins and eight losses, a long injury list and a season virtually...
AFL Live: Melbourne v Collingwood
Michael Gleeson The annual Queen's Birthday clash rolls around again. But this time there's a difference: the Demons are favourites.
Saints captain Jack kills the Blues
Michael Gleeson Jack Steven was nervous. He is doer Jack not a talker and today he was going to have to talk. The captain was out. Jack was captain. He was going to have to talk.
St Kilda v Carlton: Blues defeat not a reality check, says coach Brendon Bolton
Michael Gleeson St Kilda's thorough victory over Carlton was not a reality check for the season's surprise ladder-rising Blues, according to coach Brendon Bolton.
School sport: Melbourne Grammar Year 7 footballers wear GPS trackers
Michael Gleeson Exclusive private school Melbourne Grammar is using GPS trackers for its football teams from as early as year 7.
AFL news: Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy to play on next year
Michael Gleeson Popular Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy has cited "unfinished business" as a motivation to play on next year.
AFL Recovery session: Carlton fire, but Collingwood, Richmond left with salvage missions
Michael Gleeson Carlton is not in the eight but has been the best team this half year. Their coach as a former teacher would give them high marks for the first semester.
North Melbourne's Majak Daw attracting interest
Michael Gleeson Majak Daw should and probably will be offered a new contract by North Melbourne.
AFL must act now on ducking: Simon Goodwin
Michael Gleeson Melbourne coach in waiting Simon Goodwin has backed Alastair Clarkson's call for a rule change to stop players ducking their heads to draw free kicks saying it was time to act.
Matthew Kreuzer, the Spirit of Carlton, and the biggest little man in the game
Michael Gleeson Carlton coach Brendon Bolton values Matthew Kreuzer's work as a big man, but Kreuzer says: ''I like to tackle and chase and do the things the little blokes do.''
Collingwood v Port Adelaide: Forward Travis Cloke to return
Michael Gleeson Travis Cloke will return to Collingwood's senior side this week presuming he gets through training, which given Collingwood's long injury list cannot be taken for granted.
Carlton captain Marc Murphy avoids surgery
Michael Gleeson Carlton captain Marc Murphy does not need surgery on his injured ankle but the Blues are uncertain how long the onballer will be out for.
Carlton captain Marc Murphy out for at least three weeks
Michael Gleeson Carlton are still unsure how bad Marc Murphy's ankle injury is but they know at best he will miss at least three weeks.
AFL 2016: Adelaide's Eddie Betts has all the angles covered on goalkicking
Michael Gleeson A set shot at goal from 40 metres or more out directly in front. The best place to take as shot at goal … unless you are the best small forward in the game.
AFL 2016: Carlton win showed what Blues want to be, says Brendon Bolton
Michael Gleeson The manner of Carlton's victory, not the victory itself, defined what Carlton wants to be, coach Brendon Bolton said.
AFL season 2016: Carlton forward says underestimate Blues at your peril
Michael Gleeson Despite the pre-season pessimism of Carlton teams and the football world could underestimate Carlton at their peril, Blues key forward Levi Casboult said.
AFL 2016: Blues score upset win over Cats
Michael Gleeson Carlton could make the eight. Think about that. The Blues have won as many games as they have lost.
Collingwood's Scott Pendlebury thought Nathan Buckley was a nutter, Buckley thought Pendlebury was aloof
Michael Gleeson Nathan Buckley thought Scott Pendlebury was aloof. Pendlebury thought Buckley was a nutter.
