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.
Rarely has the crossing of an AFL club football boss from one team to another caused as much speculation and controversy as Neil Balme's journey from Collingwood back to Richmond, the club he departed 37 years ago after 159 games and two premierships.
The four wealthiest teams in the AFL are in a new battle with the competition over club funding after learning they will receive no additional money from the new $2.5 billion broadcast rights agreement.
Mark McVeigh's return to Greater Western Sydney on Monday will be marked with a new two-year contract offer to remain as a Giants assistant coach.
Essendon has begun settling its compensation claims with the 34 past and present players banned as a result of the 2011-12 drug program that was run by the club.
The AFL has finally secured a new six-year agreement for its radio broadcast rights which has almost doubled the value of its previous deal and has emerged as a game-changer for Craig Hutchison's Crocmedia.
Brett Deledio's future at Richmond remains in doubt amidst suggestions the veteran is disenchanted with the club following the Tigers dismal 2016.
Neil Balme's appointment to the helm of Richmond's ailing football operation has been a highly sensitive negotiation given his long and close relationship with Daniel Richardson, the man he has replaced, and Richardson's family.
The AFL is facing legal action from a Melbourne entrepreneur who claims he took the AFL X concept to the league last year and filmed a trial of the modified game he titled "All-Star Football League".
Hawthorn star's ambition to play AFL football again remains a genuine possibility with Hawthorn confirming he is to remain on the club's primary playing list.
The Brisbane Lions' search for a new director of football has moved to a short list of three with Adelaide's football boss David Noble heading the list but Neil Balme and Geoff Walsh also emerging as strong candidates.
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