Carlton skipper says women's kicking skills are on the up
Carlton skipper Lauren Arnell can foresee a future where the women's game has a top four finals series and skills have improved across the board.
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Andrew Tate
A journalist since 1984, Andrew worked as a reporter and executive producer with ABC Radio News and in production roles at the BBC and other London mastheads before joining The Age full-time. A Walkley finalist in 2007 for best three headlines, and a Melbourne Press Club Quill winner in that category, he led the Sunday Age team to major Australian Sports Commission awards in 2012 and 2014 for best National sporting coverage. As an occasional columnist and writer, he’s a handy in-and-under type, albeit with limited skills by hand and foot.
Dustin Martin bounces out of press conference after contract questions
Dustin Martin joined his former coach Mark Williams at the MCG on Wednesday to launch a new football that doesn't have a pointy end - which is pretty much how the pair left questions regarding the Tigers' ongoing contract discussions.
Five things this curmudgeon misses about the good old days of footy
Here's the five things the discerning – well, middle-aged and curmudgeonly – fan misses about supporting our great game in an era of popcorn sport.
The climate is right to 'do something'
It's a given in sport that if you're not leading, you're losing. So who'd be Malcolm Turnbull right now?
VFL: Frankston make last-gasp bid for survival
A meeting of Frankston members on Thursday night will attempt to rally support for a return to the field in 2018.
Experienced Fagan has no need for coaching director
Brisbane Lions football manager David Noble says new coach Chris Fagan has such broad experience that there'll be no need to appoint a director of coaching to guide him in rebuilding the club.
Bull sisters aim for national anthem singalong
As debate rages in the United States about the decision of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's civil rights protest of kneeling during the national anthem, at Saturday's AFL grand final Vika and Linda Bull are aiming for an acapella singalong.
Bulldogs planning to shut out the hype
Western Bulldogs midfielder Lachie Hunter says the grand finalists will kick into game mode on Thursday and switch off all outside distractions.
Injuries won't slow down the Bulldogs: Wood
The Western Bulldogs season has been marked by great improvement despite injuries to key players, but skipper Easton Wood believes the stars are now aligning for the men from Whitten Oval.
Kennett says long-term AFL club leadership means making way for new thinking
Former Premier and Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says the tenure of Collingwood president Eddie McGuire at Collingwood is "a long time" and sometimes good leadership requires new thinking.
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