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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.

The Tigers haven't delivered a truly commanding performance once in 18 games.

Why the Tigers are struggling

Things are never as bad as they seem, which might not be what Richmond fans want to hear after watching their team crumble against Greater Western Sydney on Saturday afternoon.

Just missed: Tom Lynch looks dejected after failing to goal in the dying seconds.

Eade praises Suns' resilience

Rodney Eade expects his Gold Coast team to tire in the run home, but has seen his players mature in a number of ways through another challenging season.

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin coaches children at a multicultural clinic.

Clubs to get free shot at rookies

Proactive clubs will be given a free shot at a player from their new academy zones this year, in a one-off relaxation of the rookie list rules.