Jake Niall

Chief footy writer, the Age. Re-printed after stint in TV.

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

@philltee @CollingwoodFC @AFL Yes. Buckley laid some strong foundations & was unlucky in 2018-19. But he wasn’t hired in an open process and had to learn on the job. McRae was “untried” as AFL head coach but had enormous experience at VFL level etc.

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

The hiring of Craig McRae in 2021 - when the Pies seemed to be headed south (17th) - is a watershed event for @CollingwoodFC on multiple levels. They had never had an open process to hire an “untried” @AFL coach before. The Fly Pies die harder than Bruce Willis. #AFLCrowsPies.

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

Danger 2027: @GeelongCats & Patrick Dangerfield agree to a contract for 2027 that will see the champion & skipper play on into his 20th @AFL season. Dangerfield a shot at 400 games next year. Details: https://t.co/9NewZfF2Y7

[Callum Twomey @CalTwomey]

For the trade, draft & footy enthusiasts out there get your hands on this book - Deal Maker - written by veteran recruiter and list manager Scott Clayton out in coming days.

Enjoyed the stories behind the biggest trade stories & draft picks over 30 years. Well done @petryan 🙌

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

My info is that it’s linked to who does and doesn’t come. He will likely get a contract offer soon

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

Club great Steele Sidebottom expected to exit @CollingwoodFC at season’s end, & logically one of either @AFL legend Scott Pendlebury or Jeremy Howe should retire/leave the Pies, who met with Lachie Neale again and need to transition list. Analysis: https://t.co/pVGlmxxkNP

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

@garyh007 @HawthornFC No, Melb has GC’s natural first pick. Under free agency compensation, Suns still get the next pick after that. On ladder now, Melb would have GC’s pick No 5. The compo for losing King would be pick No 6.

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

Quite a coup for @HawthornFC given the Suns are 14th, could fall to 15th & now have reason not to match FA offer (pick 6 on current ladder). Tom Lynch to Richmond revisited?

[Real Footy (AFL) @agerealfooty]

EXCLUSIVE | Ben King is poised to complete one of the most dramatic contract backflips in recent #AFL history, with the Gold Coast spearhead set to reject the Suns’ long-term offer and instead nominate Hawthorn as his preferred destination for 2027
https://t.co/J3xvW57yRj

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

@yme778 @HawthornFC Yep. They might have to lose a player. One thing in Hawks’ favour is that they haven’t many hugely paid players. Watson on mandatory set wage in 3rd year. They’ll find room.

[Real Footy (AFL) @agerealfooty]

IN DEPTH - The inside story of a coaching coup 17 years in the making

@petryan reports on the big move from @TasmaniaAFC to sign their inaugural senior coach

https://t.co/kkBm0FKAIW

[Corbin Middlemas @CorbinMiddlemas]

Giants:
5-4 v top 9
3-6 v bottom 9

(4-2 v top six… 2-3 v bottom five) #AFLDonsGiants

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

Win or lose from here, @essendonfc showing the kind of spirit - most evident in the contest (clearances & CP) - that their fans deserve. Others following Sam Durham’s example. #BombersGiants

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

It’s still open for Josh Fraser to enter @CarltonFC coach search if he wishes. Regardless, the ex @CollingwoodFC pick 1 will be a hot property in @AFL coaching market. Low down of Fraser’s situation & how a “reasonable” coaching style is now fashionable: https://t.co/ZroUlVAp3R

[Real Footy (AFL) @agerealfooty]

Why Josh Fraser’s no-strings-attached audition suits him and Carlton | ANALYSIS by Jake Niall.
https://t.co/xf1t2XOb9B

[North Melbourne FC @NMFCOfficial]

The club is saddened by the death of life member and football administrator Mick Kennedy 💔

Kennedy was a hugely popular figure among North Melbourne's players throughout his 40-year association with the club.

🔗: https://t.co/bDsjiFHWhC

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

No satisfaction

[Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 @big_business_]

Mick Jagger after Argentina scored

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

@I_j0066 @CollingwoodFC @AFL @HawthornFC @CarltonFC I asked Carlton & they said only R1 Richmond & R6 Collingwood had been fully ticketed. But thanks - Tigers reversed Dreamtime fully ticketed too.

[Jake Niall @JakeNiallTHEAGE]

.@CollingwoodFC have led a new trend in @AFL by not having ANY fully ticketed blockbuster home games this year, allowing walk ups & saving (some) members $. @HawthornFC have done same. Pies v @CarltonFC will be same deal. Details: https://t.co/1TuQjHFhJR

[Real Footy (AFL) @agerealfooty]

James Hird meets with the Bombers, via Jake Niall.
And ... Billy Frampton is freed to play, via Scott Spits.
https://t.co/CcNnXblYan

[Real Footy (AFL) @agerealfooty]

Members save cash as Pies, Hawks opt against making blockbuster games fully ticketed. Story by Jake Niall.
https://t.co/VtMHkqXRdd