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About Caroline Wilson
About 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 is a multiple winner of Australian Football Media Association awards, including most outstanding football writer and most outstanding feature writer (2000, 2003, 2005). Wilson was also voted the AFL Players' Association's football writer of the year in 1999. Before joining The Age, she covered Wimbledon four times and worked extensively in radio. She has also covered both the Sydney and Athens Olympic Games for The Age, along with three Commonwealth Games. Wilson also appears on 3AW's pre-match discussion and Channel Nine's new Monday night AFL program.
More stadiums no answer to problems of AFL clubs
Talk of new stadiums is only taking the focus off the main game - a better stadium deal for Melbourne AFL clubs.
In the game of the father
The sons of Bulldog greats Tony Liberatore and Steven Wallis are primed to take over from where their fathers left off.
Senior coaches start jockeying for spots
An intriguing bi-play has emerged from the blood sport that is the debate surrounding AFL coaches and their future.
Kernahan to carry on for Pratt
Richard Pratt has issued an instruction from his deathbed to the Carlton Football Club that club legend Stephen Kernahan continue to serve as president.
Hysteria fails to recognise strengths of March and Co
The campaign of finger-pointing and ridicule being waged by the media and much of the football industry against Richmond has became hysterical, hypocritical and, at times, inaccurate.
Tigers give Wallace a lifeline
Embattled Richmond coach Terry Wallace remains safe in his job for now, after he receives that call from Tigers president Gary March.
Pies' concern is just whingeing
Collingwood is concerned about the future of the game. Philosophically so, so concerned they delivered a DVD to specifically to umpiring department.
Pagan: I still want to coach
Denis Pagan throws new twist into situation of besieged Richmond coach Terry Wallace declaring himself in a perfect position to take on a senior AFL coaching job.
With heat on, players' union left all at sea
Has there been a more rudderless ship in football over the past fortnight than the AFL Players' Association?
Deadline set for Malthouse
Mick Malthouse will know by June whether or not he has a future at Collingwood.
Top Tiger still aims for finals
Richmond president Gary March has not given up on the Tigers' finals prospects but declared last night: "We probably have to win the next two or three games."
We are right to want decency from players
AFL footballers apparently don't always want to be role models. They didn't sign on for that role, they say.
Voss looks a man born for the job
The only new coach in the AFL has moved relatively quietly into the game's toughest and most scrutinised profession.
Carlton asks for financial leniency from the AFL for $1.5m debt
The Carlton Football Club pleads for - and looks likely to receive - financial mercy from the AFL over a five-year-old $1.5 million debt.
Eagles fly high in spending stakes
The AFL has instructed its clubs to curb their spending but West Coast has, in the minds of key senior AFL figures, dangerously inflated the market.
Brogan's false bravado a bridge too far
Dean Brogan's behaviour last week best fitted the oft misused
description of ugly football.
Dons say winds of change not blowing club off course
Things have been very quiet at Windy Hill, maybe a bit too quiet.
AFL to hold off on issuing new licence
Andrew Demetriou is expected to make a series of positive announcements pointing to a formal agreement in the near future at the fledgling Gold Coast team's jumper presentation.
Tigers consider four changes for clash with Geelong
Richmond is expected to take a punt on two debutants against Geelong and make at least four changes to the side that was humiliated by Carlton.
Talking Tigers fail to walk the walk
The shocked disappointment in Richmond's performance in the season opener has reverberated around the football community.
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