Caroline Wilson is one of Australia’s most respected sports journalists and a trailblazer for women in the industry. The first woman to cover Australian Rules Football full-time, Caroline has been reporting on the game since 1982, with a focus on the business and politics of the sport that has brought unprecedented transparency to AFL administration.
Her fearless reporting often challenged the status quo, earning both acclaim and controversy, and paved the way for generations of female journalists. Caroline was the first woman to win the AFL’s Gold Media Award in 1989 and has since received countless accolades, including the AFL Players’ Association Football Writer of the Year (1999), multiple AFL Media Association awards, a Melbourne Press Club Quill Award, and two Walkley Awards. In 2014, she was named the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year, and in 2016, the Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year.
Her television career has included roles on White Line Fever, Talking Footy, and as a regular panelist on Footy Classifiedand ABC’s Offsiders. Beyond football, Caroline has reported internationally on Wimbledon, the British Open, the FA Cup final, and English soccer riots.
In 2010, she was honoured with the Australian Sports Commission’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Today, Caroline is a sought-after keynote speaker, panel host, and MC, sharing insights from her remarkable career and her journey as a woman breaking barriers in a male-dominated arena.
