How the Giants have become the new Sydney Swans
Any AFL player considering moving mostly for money should heed this cautionary tale, writes Caroline Wilson.
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Caroline Wilson
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.
Poor form: Ablett's TV spot says it all really
Gary Ablett's behaviour says much about his difficult relationship with the Suns - and also his too often poor attitude.
AFL admits Bulldogs free in front of goal was wrong
The AFL's Peter Schwab has admitted the umpires erred in awarding the Bulldogs' Tom Boyd a free kick in front of goal last Friday night.
Slow and steady, Hawks losing the race?
These are trying times for Hawthorn. So many good people have left the club in search of bigger or more challenging roles and left behind is a four-time premiership coach in need of a firm hand and some serious off-field leadership.
Suns boss to Eade: 'How can I help?'
Gold Coast's new boss Mark Evans has told embattled coach Rodney Eade he's "here to help".
AFL's made right call on twilight grand final, but there's a sunset clause
Broadcaster misgivings undermined Gillon McLachlan's push for a twilight grand final, but leaving the future open lays the foundations for further public soul-searching.
AFL’s Etihad Stadium bonuses for clubs
Clubs playing home games at Etihad Stadium this season will be rewarded with attendance bonuses in a new supporter incentive system introduced by the AFL.
It's past time for AFL to support same-sex marriage
Speaking as an Australian, there was sadness – heartbreak really – to watch AFLW best and fairest winner Erin Phillips pay tribute to her partner in the knowledge that the couple have returned to a country that still bans them from getting married.
Howcroft tells of regrets over way Demons treated Bailey
Former Melbourne director Russel Howcroft has spoken of his profound admiration for the late Dean Bailey, and his regret at the manner in which the Demons coach departed the club.
Twilight grand final would not be a dash for cash, says McLachlan
The AFL will not attempt to make more money from its $2.5 billion broadcast rights agreement regardless of whether it moves to a twilight grand final in 2017.
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