Caroline Wilson
Caroline Wilson is a Walkley award-winning columnist and former chief football writer for The Age.
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AFL 2024
‘Things were piling up’: Emotional struggles, cancer scare almost made Fagan walk away
The Lions coach was undergoing tests for two types of cancer. His team was sitting at two wins and five losses, with the aftershock of the Hawthorn racism allegations still infiltrating most days. The pressure had become too much.
- by Caroline Wilson
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Analysis
AFL 2024
Demons counting the cost of Brayshaw’s forced retirement
Not until they saw his name on the Brownlow Medal running sheet did the AFL hierarchy realise Angus Brayshaw would be breaking his self-imposed public silence.
- by Caroline Wilson
Analysis
AFL 2024
The radio war that dealt the AFL a big reality check
The AFL’s new radio rights agreement is a far cry from the $4.5 billion, seven-year broadcast deal, with the prospect of losing Triple M proving untenable for the league.
- by Caroline Wilson
Analysis
AFL 2024
‘We make mistakes all the time, just like football teams do’: Inside the Magpies’ season that didn’t go according to plan
A decades-long friendship has been one of the casualties of the 2023 premiers’ sometimes-disruptive 2024.
- by Caroline Wilson
These AFL coaches can win the flag. They don’t get the respect they deserve
Chris Fagan and Ken Hinkley continue to deliver for the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide, but the criticism never ends.
- by Caroline Wilson
Opinion
AFL 2024
Why so many people are rejecting the Eagles’ coaching job
At least four leading candidates have turned their backs on approaches from West Coast for their senior coaching job, and the reason why is a warning to the AFL.
- by Caroline Wilson
Updated
AFL 2024
Bombers recruiter Adrian Dodoro not expected to return after personal leave
Long-serving Essendon recruiter Adrian Dodoro is not expected to return to the Bombers after being granted leave to deal with personal matters.
- by Peter Ryan, Caroline Wilson and Jon Pierik
Opinion
AFL 2024
Breaking up is hard, as Bombers struggle to let go of the past
Kevin Sheedy has finally stepped down from the board and Adrian Dodoro has taken personal leave, but 20 years after their last win in a final, the Bombers need to redefine the meaning of an “Essendon person”.
- by Caroline Wilson
Opinion
AFL 2024
Booed, under-paid and over-scrutinised: Who’d be an AFL coach?
The AFL must end the conversation about improving the lot of coaches, and act. Watching Ken Hinkley after last Sunday’s game should have proved another wake-up call.
- by Caroline Wilson
In Depth
AFL 2024
Grand moves: AFL ponders concessions for non-Victorian clubs on footy’s biggest day
Chris Fagan has explained to the league the vast differences experiencing a grand final as Brisbane Lions coach and as a senior football executive with Hawthorn.
- by Caroline Wilson
Analysis
AFL 2024
Blast from the past? Push for Andrew Demetriou to become next AFL chairman
An influential club president believes the former AFL CEO would be a formidable opponent to the NRL’s boss.
- by Caroline Wilson
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