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Brisbane Times

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Has the AFL’s era of the big-name saviour coach officially come to an end?

Has the AFL’s era of the big-name saviour coach officially come to an end?

Alastair Clarkson was not the first premiership coach to arrive at a new club as a messiah and leave as a cautionary tale. But there is every...

yesterday 10

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

Has the AFL’s era of the big-name saviour coach officially come to an end?

Has the AFL’s era of the big-name saviour coach officially come to an end?

Alastair Clarkson was not the first premiership coach to arrive at a new club as a messiah and leave as a cautionary tale. But there is every...

yesterday 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

Has the AFL’s era of the big-name saviour coach officially come to an end?

Has the AFL’s era of the big-name saviour coach officially come to an end?

Alastair Clarkson was not the first premiership coach to arrive at a new club as a messiah and leave as a cautionary tale. But there is every...

yesterday 20

The Age

Caroline Wilson

Has the AFL’s era of the big-name saviour coach officially come to an end?

Has the AFL’s era of the big-name saviour coach officially come to an end?

Alastair Clarkson was not the first premiership coach to arrive at a new club as a messiah and leave as a cautionary tale. But there is every...

yesterday 20

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

Whatever James Hird does next, it’s time for him to shed the entourage

Whatever James Hird does next, it’s time for him to shed the entourage

James Hird needs to rise above the theatrics and nonsense that again enveloped him and Essendon this week.

12.09.2026 20

The Age

Caroline Wilson

Whatever James Hird does next, it’s time for him to shed the entourage

Whatever James Hird does next, it’s time for him to shed the entourage

James Hird needs to rise above the theatrics and nonsense that again enveloped him and Essendon this week.

12.09.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

Whatever James Hird does next, it’s time for him to shed the entourage

Whatever James Hird does next, it’s time for him to shed the entourage

James Hird needs to rise above the theatrics and nonsense that again enveloped him and Essendon this week.

12.09.2026 20

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

Whatever James Hird does next, it’s time for him to shed the entourage

Whatever James Hird does next, it’s time for him to shed the entourage

James Hird needs to rise above the theatrics and nonsense that again enveloped him and Essendon this week.

12.09.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

The behavioural red flags the Swans should have noticed before Melbourne bender

For Isaac Heeney the car journey home from Sydney was punctuated by coffee stops, silences, hard questions and vehement denials.

29.08.2026 30

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

The behavioural red flags the Swans should have noticed before Melbourne bender

For Isaac Heeney the car journey home from Sydney was punctuated by coffee stops, silences, hard questions and vehement denials.

29.08.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

The behavioural red flags the Swans should have noticed before Melbourne bender

For Isaac Heeney the car journey home from Sydney was punctuated by coffee stops, silences, hard questions and vehement denials.

29.08.2026 70

The Age

Caroline Wilson

The behavioural red flags the Swans should have noticed before Melbourne bender

For Isaac Heeney the car journey home from Sydney was punctuated by coffee stops, silences, hard questions and vehement denials.

29.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

AFL executive salaries are ‘indefensible’: Former commissioner takes aim at head office

Colin Carter said an acceptable wage for an AFL chief executive should be around $1.5 million, which would align the role with that of a university...

15.08.2026 40

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

AFL executive salaries are ‘indefensible’: Former commissioner takes aim at head office

Colin Carter said an acceptable wage for an AFL chief executive should be around $1.5 million, which would align the role with that of a university...

15.08.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

AFL executive salaries are ‘indefensible’: Former commissioner takes aim at head office

Colin Carter said an acceptable wage for an AFL chief executive should be around $1.5 million, which would align the role with that of a university...

15.08.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

AFL executive salaries are ‘indefensible’: Former commissioner takes aim at head office

Colin Carter said an acceptable wage for an AFL chief executive should be around $1.5 million, which would align the role with that of a university...

15.08.2026 40

The Age

Caroline Wilson

The Cats are not the cultural beacon they once claimed to be

At last, the chairman of Geelong has called the club’s handling of Jake Kolodjashnij’s contract “a fail”. But the AFL’s response was equally poor.

08.08.2026 40

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

The Cats are not the cultural beacon they once claimed to be

At last, the chairman of Geelong has called the club’s handling of Jake Kolodjashnij’s contract “a fail”. But the AFL’s response was equally poor.

08.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

The Cats are not the cultural beacon they once claimed to be

At last, the chairman of Geelong has called the club’s handling of Jake Kolodjashnij’s contract “a fail”. But the AFL’s response was equally poor.

08.08.2026 30

The Age

Caroline Wilson

The Cats are not the cultural beacon they once claimed to be

At last, the chairman of Geelong has called the club’s handling of Jake Kolodjashnij’s contract “a fail”. But the AFL’s response was equally poor.

08.08.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

‘Not if that chairman was you’: The brutal exchange that sparked the AFL’s quiet revolution

There are positive signs that the political infighting and campaigning that accompanied Richard Goyder’s last days as AFL Commission chairman are a...

01.08.2026 40

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

‘Not if that chairman was you’: The brutal exchange that sparked the AFL’s quiet revolution

There are positive signs that the political infighting and campaigning that accompanied Richard Goyder’s last days as AFL Commission chairman are a...

01.08.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

‘Not if that chairman was you’: The brutal exchange that sparked the AFL’s quiet revolution

There are positive signs that the political infighting and campaigning that accompanied Richard Goyder’s last days as AFL Commission chairman are a...

01.08.2026 40

The Age

Caroline Wilson

‘Not if that chairman was you’: The brutal exchange that sparked the AFL’s quiet revolution

There are positive signs that the political infighting and campaigning that accompanied Richard Goyder’s last days as AFL Commission chairman are a...

01.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

Melbourne treated Simon Goodwin with disrespect. Now his coaching ambitions are alive

The Demons’ only living premiership coach, Goodwin’s football future looms as fascinating given the choice he has made.

25.07.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

Melbourne treated Simon Goodwin with disrespect. Now his coaching ambitions are alive

The Demons’ only living premiership coach, Goodwin’s football future looms as fascinating given the choice he has made.

25.07.2026 40

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

Melbourne treated Simon Goodwin with disrespect. Now his coaching ambitions are alive

The Demons’ only living premiership coach, Goodwin’s football future looms as fascinating given the choice he has made.

25.07.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

Melbourne treated Simon Goodwin with disrespect. Now his coaching ambitions are alive

The Demons’ only living premiership coach, Goodwin’s football future looms as fascinating given the choice he has made.

25.07.2026 50

The Age

Caroline Wilson

Matthew Knights seemed lost to footy. These people helped bring him back

The former Essendon coach has rebuilt his career in Tasmania with help of three club chief executives.

18.07.2026 40

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

Matthew Knights seemed lost to footy. These people helped bring him back

The former Essendon coach has rebuilt his career in Tasmania with help of three club chief executives.

18.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

Matthew Knights seemed lost to footy. These people helped bring him back

The former Essendon coach has rebuilt his career in Tasmania with help of three club chief executives.

18.07.2026 50

The Age

Caroline Wilson

Matthew Knights seemed lost to footy. These people helped bring him back

The former Essendon coach has rebuilt his career in Tasmania with help of three club chief executives.

18.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

The trade-off behind the AFL’s Thursday ratings bonanza, and what a footy influencer had to do with it

The AFL didn’t get more broadcast dollars for wildcard round. It’s celebrating anyway.

11.07.2026 30

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

The trade-off behind the AFL’s Thursday ratings bonanza, and what a footy influencer had to do with it

The AFL didn’t get more broadcast dollars for wildcard round. It’s celebrating anyway.

11.07.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

The trade-off behind the AFL’s Thursday ratings bonanza, and what a footy influencer had to do with it

The AFL didn’t get more broadcast dollars for wildcard round. It’s celebrating anyway.

11.07.2026 40

The Age

Caroline Wilson

The trade-off behind the AFL’s Thursday ratings bonanza, and what a footy influencer had to do with it

The AFL didn’t get more broadcast dollars for wildcard round. It’s celebrating anyway.

11.07.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

‘More harm than good’: The flaw in the AFL’s plan that has Indigenous icons worried

Shaun Burgoyne and Eddie Betts have serious questions about the league’s new First Nations strategy, despite its good intentions.

04.07.2026 40

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

‘More harm than good’: The flaw in the AFL’s plan that has Indigenous icons worried

Shaun Burgoyne and Eddie Betts have serious questions about the league’s new First Nations strategy, despite its good intentions.

04.07.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

‘More harm than good’: The flaw in the AFL’s plan that has Indigenous icons worried

Shaun Burgoyne and Eddie Betts have serious questions about the league’s new First Nations strategy, despite its good intentions.

04.07.2026 40

The Age

Caroline Wilson

‘More harm than good’: The flaw in the AFL’s plan that has Indigenous icons worried

Shaun Burgoyne and Eddie Betts have serious questions about the league’s new First Nations strategy, despite its good intentions.

04.07.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

A disease has crept into the Lions’ den. Can Fagan and his men find the cure in time?

The Lions’ ledger has looked significantly worse than 6-6 from 12 games at the season’s midpoint, but their un-Brisbane-like behavioral signs...

06.06.2026 50

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

A disease has crept into the Lions’ den. Can Fagan and his men find the cure in time?

The Lions’ ledger has looked significantly worse than 6-6 from 12 games at the season’s midpoint, but their un-Brisbane-like behavioral signs...

06.06.2026 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

A disease has crept into the Lions’ den. Can Fagan and his men find the cure in time?

The Lions’ ledger has looked significantly worse than 6-6 from 12 games at the season’s midpoint, but their un-Brisbane-like behavioral signs...

06.06.2026 70

The Age

Caroline Wilson

A disease has crept into the Lions’ den. Can Fagan and his men find the cure in time?

The Lions’ ledger has looked significantly worse than 6-6 from 12 games at the season’s midpoint, but their un-Brisbane-like behavioral signs...

06.06.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

Inside the ‘redemption campaign’ to reinstall James Hird

It began with a telephone message from former Bombers chairman Paul Little to David Barham, who held the job then, in the days following Essendon’s...

30.05.2026 50

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

Inside the ‘redemption campaign’ to reinstall James Hird

It began with a telephone message from former Bombers chairman Paul Little to David Barham, who held the job then, in the days following Essendon’s...

30.05.2026 150

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson

Inside the ‘redemption campaign’ to reinstall James Hird

It began with a telephone message from former Bombers chairman Paul Little to David Barham, who held the job then, in the days following Essendon’s...

30.05.2026 50

The Age

Caroline Wilson

Inside the ‘redemption campaign’ to reinstall James Hird

It began with a telephone message from former Bombers chairman Paul Little to David Barham, who held the job then, in the days following Essendon’s...

30.05.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Caroline Wilson

Greener pastures? Toby’s departure would be a disaster for the Giants

After dedicating more than 15 years of blood, sweat and tears to the Giants, it would be an alarm-bells moment for the club if Greene, their captain...

23.05.2026 90

WA Today

Caroline Wilson

Greener pastures? Toby’s departure would be a disaster for the Giants

After dedicating more than 15 years of blood, sweat and tears to the Giants, it would be an alarm-bells moment for the club if Greene, their captain...

23.05.2026 70

The Sydney Morning Herald

Caroline Wilson