Caroline Wilson has been chief football writer for The Age since 1999. She was the first woman to cover Australian Rules football on a full-time basis and the first woman to win the AFL's gold media award. She has won the AFL Players' Association's football writer of the year (1999) and the AFL Media Association's most outstanding football writer and most outstanding feature writer (2000, 2003, 2005). In 2014 she won the Melbourne Press Club's Graham Perkin award as Australian journalist of the year. She also won a MPC Quill Award in 2003.
A prominent group of disgruntled Richmond supporters are planning a bloodless coup, targeting at least five long-serving Tiger board members, including president Peggy O'Neal, in their bid to reshape the club's board and future football direction.
Richmond has told 2004 premiership coach Mark Williams that it could not guarantee him a job at Tigerland next year as the club's major football department shake-up begins.
The AFL looks certain to cover the wages of every footballer at every club from next season as part of a radically restructured financial model.
A leading British security expert appointed by the MCG has warned Australia's biggest stadium remains vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
The AFL now looks certain to phase out rookies with all players to be part of a primary list from 2018.
St Kilda has added two new Irish rookies to its international stable in the club's latest step towards growing its talent base outside of the AFL draft.
Struggling club aiming for 2017 restructure faces an exodus of key assistant coaches.
The AFL has abandoned the prospect of featuring a Monday night game in round-23 following vociferous complaints from the prospective home team Adelaide and a prior commitment held by broadcaster Channel Seven.
The AFL Commission will almost certainly make a definitive call on Good Friday football this week with the long-held tradition of keeping the religious day football-free expected to be broken and a 4pm game scheduled for next season in Melbourne.
Under-fire Brisbane captain Tom Rockliff and the Lions management appear to have settled their differences after a specially-convened meeting in Melbourne on the eve of the strong win over Essendon.
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