Keyword "Caroline Wilson" - List of latest news (77 results)

06:09 ‘Bombshell’ conspiracy theory behind Noah Balta’s sentencing

A “bombshell” conspiracy theory is swirling around the sentence handed down to Richmond defender Noah Balta following his assault trial.

06:03 Sydney Swans coach Dean Cox criticised for behaviour on sidelines

A picture paints a thousand words.

01/04 AFL planning radical move to change grand final, season blockbusters

The AFL is planning to scrap the season fixture as we know it.

01/04 ‘No way’: AFL rocked by night of trade bombshells

Port Adelaide and West Coast nightmares are beginning to take shape as a number of trade report bombs dropped on Monday night.

17/03 ‘He’s had enough’: Cornes drops damning Ken Hinkley truth

Ken Hinkley’s tenure as the coach of Port Adelaide is coming under increasing scrutiny in the wake of the club’s horror round one display.

12/03 Footy world blasts Eddie over GWS rant

The footy world has reacted strongly to Eddie McGuire’s take on the GWS Giants’ use of their “Orange Tsunami Warning” in Opening Round on Sunday.

19/02 Surprising reaction to ugly claims over Eddie McGuire’s son’s AFL media jobs

Channel 7 has unveiled its line-up for AFL coverage, with plenty of new faces joining the network for season 2025 including the son of Eddie McGuire.

16/02 ‘F***wit’: Channel 7 rolls dice with AFL commentators Kane Cornes, Dale Thomas

Channel 7 will reportedly put Kane Cornes and Dale Thomas on the same panel together as the network prepares to pull the trigger on its AFL transformation.

10/12 Eddie McGuire’s son Xander joins Channel 7 as AFL TV exodus continues

Eddie McGuire’s son Xander has landed a plush new gig that’s set to pit him up against his media mogul father.

06/12 Brian Taylor moved off Channel 7’s prime time Friday night AFL coverage

Channel 7 is set to make a huge move and shift veteran commentator Brian Taylor from Friday nights to Thursday’s as the network prepares to go head-to-head with Fox Sports in 2025.

05/12 Eddie McGuire makes unthinkable move as media mogul’s secret revealed

If viewers ever thought Eddie McGuire’s days as a media mogul were slipping, they’re now getting a reality check.

03/12 Brownlow medal winner axed in Channel 7 AFL ‘cyclone’

Channel 7 has axed its popular post-match show ahead of the network’s biggest football shake-up in recent memory.

27/09 AFL world in frenzy as Brian Taylor teases post grand final bombshell

Brian Taylor has sent the AFL world into a frenzy after teasing a major announcement set to be made following this weekend’s Grand Final.

26/09 Channel 7 lands Nick Riewoldt to continue TV footy war signing spree

St Kilda legend Nick Riewoldt has become the latest AFL media star to head to Channel 7 for 2025 as the network’s stock continue to rise.

25/09 ‘Unusual’ Bailey Smith photo reignites AFL trade conspiracy theory

Bailey Smith’s move from the Western Bulldogs to Geelong appears inevitable, but a sight during preliminary final weekend raised more than a few eyebrows.

24/09 ‘3-0’: Kane Cornes’ fresh Luke Darcy slap after retirement news

Kane Cornes just couldn’t resist taking a fresh dig at Luke Darcy after news the Channel 7 caller was leaving the AFL media.

24/09 Channel 7 commentator Luke Darcy decides to quit the media

The shake up in the AFL media landscape is continuing at full pace, particularly among the rival free-to-air networks.

23/09 Channel 9 in disarray as footy commentator joins exodus

Caroline Wilson is reportedly set to defect from Channel 9 to join Channel 7 next year.

18/09 Demons champion skips club best and fairest after trade unrest

Christian Petracca will not attend the Demons’ best and fairest awards, the club announced on Wednesday night.

17/09 Eddie McGuire shares AFL’s dirty secret over weekend incidents

Eddie McGuire has claimed the AFL would privately have been happy to witness the prickly scenes that unfolded after Port Adelaide’s win over Hawthorn.

17/09 ‘Disgrace’: ‘Sore loser’ Hawks torn to shreds over post-match antics

South Australian footy legend Graham Cornes has torn Hawthorn to shreds over the club’s post-match antics following Friday night’s fiery final.

22/04 Essendon great Matthew Lloyd slams new AFL ruling skinfold rule

The AFL is bringing in yet another rule over the measurement of player’s body weight, one that has left Essendon great Matthew Lloyd gobsmacked.

16/04 Kane Cornes bristles as Caroline Wilson calls out ‘disturbing’ attacks on women in AFL

Caroline Wilson and Kane Cornes have butted heads after the veteran journalist called out “disturbing” social media attacks on Kangaroos president Sonja Hood.

09/04 Eddie McGuire laughing at Channel 7 over ‘media war’ detail

Eddie McGuire is laughing at Channel 7.

09/04 ‘Obvious connection’: Surprise AFL lifeline emerges for Tarryn Thomas

A Victorian club hasn’t turned its back on the possibility of pursuing admonished North Melbourne player Tarryn Thomas this year.

09/04 ‘How pathetic’: Caro blasts Luke Darcy’s attack on Kane Cornes

Veteran footy journalist Caroline Wilson has defended Kane Cornes after Luke Darcy criticised the divisive AFL commentator in an icy on-air exchange over the weekend.

07/04 David Koch called out over remarks surrounding homophobic slur

Port Adelaide president David Koch has come under fire over remarks he made while discussing the Jeremy Finlayson incident on Sunday morning.

03/04 Fiery new details of Sydney Swans partner drama revealed

Further light has been shed on tensions within the Sydney Swans playing group after forward Sam Wicks was omitted from the club’s game on Sunday.

01/04 Photos emerge in Brisbane Lions WhatsApp group chat crisis

New details about the photos accidentally leaked during the Brisbane Lions’ Las Vegas trip have emerged with the club now in crisis mode.

30/03 Fresh details emerge in Brisbane Lions’ leaked WhatsApp chat saga

Fresh details of the Brisbane Lions leaked WhatsApp chat group saga have come to light.

26/03 ‘Can I do that now?’ Pies coach gives surprise response to journo’s swipe

Collingwood coach Craig McRae has apologised for not crediting St Kilda after last Thursday night’s loss saw the reigning premiers fall to 0-3.

25/03 ‘Not one word’: Collingwood coach torn to shreds over glaring omission

Veteran footy journalist Caroline Wilson has criticised Collingwood coach Craig McRae for a glaring omission in a “me, me, me” post-match press conference.

11/03 ‘Why are these players playing?’: Cornes turns blowtorch on ‘no hope’ Tigers

Kane Cornes has called out several senior Richmond players and urged the Tigers to embrace a full rebuild after a lacklustre loss in Opening Round.

11/03 ‘You’re being pedantic’: Waleed Aly drama gets frosty over ‘horrific’ AFL act

Kelli Underwood has been grilled by Waleed Aly during a prickly exchange on Sunday.

23/10 Bailey Smith reportedly ‘80 per cent chance’ to leave Bulldogs as AFL rivals circle

Western Bulldogs midfielder Bailey Smith is reportedly an “80 per cent” chance of leaving the Dogs at the end of next season.

20/09 Richmond’s secret meeting in coach hunt exposed

Richmond’s hunt for a new senior coach looks to be heading down a certain path after a meeting between a leading candidate and club powerbrokers.

18/09 ‘Distasteful’: New details emerge in Grundy trade fiasco

Caroline Wilson has doubled down on her attack on Brodie Grundy over the ruckman’s “distasteful” decision to snub Port Adelaide.

16/09 Two ‘dramatic’ and ‘tragic’ incidents rock footy world at Melbourne-Carlton final

The football world has been rocked by the news of the death of a patron at the MCG in what has been described as a “pretty dramatic and tragic” incident.

12/09 Demons ‘disgusted’ amid fallout from Maynard hit as call to mum backfires

The Melbourne Demons are reportedly fuming amid the fallout around the Brayden Maynard hit on star midfielder Angus Brayshaw.

12/09 Jonathan Brown loses job in mass Kangaroos clean out

Jonathan Brown is one of several high profile stars being cut loose as part of a mass clean out at the Kangaroos.

11/09 ‘Players in shock’: Ross Lyon opens up on Saints forward’s private health matter

Saints coach Ross Lyon has opened up on the sensitive situation surrounding Tim Membrey’s “mental health challenge”.

08/09 David Koch touted as future AFL chairman by club chiefs

Retired Sunrise host and Port Adelaide president David Koch has been tipped as one of the leading candidates to take over from embattled AFL Commissioner Richard Goyder.

07/09 Dustin Martin speculation intensifies with image of secret meeting

The speculation around Dustin Martin future is set to kick into overdrive after he was spotted meeting with incoming Suns coach Damien Hardwick on the Gold Coast.

07/09 Dusty’ Martin’s holiday destination raises eyebrows

Dustin Martin’s holiday destination choice doesn’t seem to have doused any trade speculation.

04/09 ‘Nup’: Tigers not happy with Hardwick comment that ‘went too far’

Richmond figures believe Damien Hardwick went too far with a comment about his new playing group, according to football journalist Caroline Wilson.

31/08 ‘Drives me nuts’: Bailey Smith’s manager hits back at AFL legend’s criticism

Bailey Smith’s manager has emphatically shut down rumours the Western Bulldogs star is on his way out of the kennel.

29/08 ‘Shocked at what he found’: ‘Big changes’ loom at Dons amid gun’s contract call

“Big changes” reportedly loom at Essendon after the team’s disastrous fadeout to end the 2023 season.

28/08 Hawthorn linked with midfield gun amid reported Bulldogs unrest

Western Bulldogs superstar Bailey Smith has been linked with his childhood team as reports swirl of unrest at Whitten Oval.

28/08 ‘Are you finished?’: Debate over ‘horrible, cynical, nasty’ AFL tanking theory gets personal

Criticism of North Melbourne’s decision not to tank and win their last game of the AFL season has sparked heated debate and been labelled a “horrible, cynical, nasty view of sport”.

08/08 ‘Surely the clubs wouldn’t cop it?’: ‘Radical’ AFL move leaves rivals in disbelief

Geelong superstar and AFL Players’ Association president Patrick Dangerfield has been approached to sit on the AFL Commission in a move that has left rival clubs stunned.

08/08 ‘That’s tanking’: Eagles’ tactics in one-point loss questioned by AFL commentators

West Coast’s decision not to put an extra defender behind the ball in the dying stages of their one-point loss to Essendon has been questioned by AFL commentators.

02/08 Mick Malthouse wanted no part of this pre-game interview

Tensions boiled over inside the ABC commentary box on Friday night during the Collingwood and Carlton clash at the MCG.

19/07 North Melbourne announces big Alastair Clarkson news

Alastair Clarkson will make a return to his position as full time coach of the North Melbourne Kangaroos this month.

18/07 Concerns remain over the health of Alastair Clarkson as he nears a return to AFL coaching with North Melbourne

Alastair Clarkson is on track to coach North Melbourne again this AFL season, despite “real concern” hanging over his health.

11/07 Former Docker Cam McCarthy caught driving over eight times legal limit

Former Fremantle Docker Cameron McCarthy has been caught driving with over eight times the legal limit of alcohol in his system in WA’s southwest.

05/07 Embattled Suns coach not chasing ‘sympathy’

Suns chief executive Mark Evans has stopped short of guaranteeing Stuart Dew will be Gold Coast coach beyond this season but claims he never approached Damien Hardwick about the position.

04/07 ‘She just doesn’t care’: Suns boss unloads on journo’s ‘vendetta’, rejects sacking claim

Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew has unloaded on “unfounded” claims by veteran journalist Caroline Wilson, claiming Suns players are “filthy” over reports he’s on the brink of being sacked.

03/07 ‘Days are numbered’: Suns boss Dew facing axe ‘by end of month’

Stuart Dew’s days are numbered as coach of the Gold Coast Suns, according to veteran AFL reporter Caroline Wilson, and he could be gone by the end of the month.

30/05 ‘Factually incorrect’: Patrick Cripps slams report

Carlton captain Patrick Cripps has hit out at a report that stated he and a fellow teammate had stayed at a separate hotel to the team on their recent interstate trip to Sydney.

25/05 Journalist Caroline Wilson tears ‘poor’ Collingwood to shreds

The Collingwood Magpies have landed in the crosshairs after making the brutal decision to cut its netball program.

23/05 Damien Hardwick in tears, reveals real reason for decision to quit Tigers

Damien Hardwick has explained his shock decision to quit Richmond effective immediately.

23/05 ‘Hatred’: AFL world explodes as journalist receives abuse

AFL fans have gone into meltdown following the bombshell news Damien Hardwick has quit Richmond — but not for the reasons you would normally expect.

22/05 Hardwick ‘hand grenade’ sparks AFL coaching ‘merry-go-round’

Damien Hardwick’s shock departure from Richmond is expected to spark a coaching domino effect around the AFL.

15/05 Bad blood between AFL premiership icons gets ugly as story emerges

Alastair Clarkson has reportedly further strained his relationship with former Hawthorn premiership captain Sam Mitchell with a story that has been swirling around the game.

08/05 Carey’s explosive call on Lance Franklin booing storm as AFL left fractured

Wayne Carey says AFL fans have every right to boo Swans champion Lance Franklin.

04/05 Eddie McGuire says AFL missed trick to ‘own NSW’ during Magic Round

Eddie McGuire has called for the AFL to be “nimble” with its scheduling after missing a golden opportunity to have Sydney to itself.

22/04 Jason Horne-Francis breaks silence on booing saga

Former number one overall AFL Draft pick Jason Horne-Francis has opened up on the boos that have plagued the early days of his AFL career.

18/04 Caroline Wilson ‘disgusted’ by AFL boss joke at Gather Round

Caroline Wilson has hit out at a joke she branded “disgusting” by AFL Commission chair Richard Goyder at the Gather Round launch last week, and has torn into Footy Classified co-host Craig Hutchison in the process, calling him “disingenuous”.

04/04 ‘That’s appalling’: Joe Daniher grilled for act of hypocrisy

Joe Daniher has been caught out in damning vision that’s exposed the Lions star’s hypocrisy.

28/03 ‘Disaster’: Hawthorn in full crisis mode as ‘secret’ meeting revealed

The Hawthorn Football Club is in a dire state, languishing bottom of the ladder in their worst start to the season since 1950 after two thrashings at the hands of Essendon and Sydney. and it isn’t looking up for the brown and gold faithful.

27/03 Caroline Wilson slams Alastair Clarkson’s sideline coaching antics

Alastair Clarkson has plenty of reasons to smile, but not everyone is happy about his overly cheerful antics.

21/03 ‘Malicious attack after attack’: how the AFL drove out a club president

Former Melbourne president Glen Bartlett claims there was a “malicious” campaign to drive him out of the Melbourne Football Club.

20/03 Veteran journo shuts down former skipper’s sin bin suggestion

Calls for the AFL to introduce a sin bin have been reignited following a brutal start to the 2023 season.

08/03 AFL journalist Tom Morris breaks silence on scandal: ‘I deserved to be sacked’

Former AFL journalist Tom Morris has broken his silence on the scandal that cost him his job a year ago, declaring he “deserved to be sacked” by Fox Footy.

07/03 Ten of the most influential women in Australian sport

From federal ministers to elite athletes to influential journalists, here's a list of the women who shape the Australian sporting landscape.

22/02 Shock shake up flips AFL commentary teams on its head

The 2023 AFL season will have a different flavour after a series of big moves have reshaped the commentary teams on radio and TV.

15/02 Lions lining up to replace Zorko as captain

Dayne Zorko says Hugh McCluggage is the “perfect fit” to replace him as Brisbane captain, but but Lions great Jason Akermanis believes Lachie Neale is the “obvious choice” to become the club’s new skipper.