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About Tim Lane
About Tim Lane
Tim Lane is one of the most admired and respected sports commentators in Australia. A former veteran with the ABC, Lane is now a key component of Channel 10's AFL coverage and his much-awaited columns appear every Saturday in The Age. Lane grew up in Tasmania and is a strong supporter of having an AFL presence in the Apple Isle.
Growing the code creates a bind for AFL
Keeping a level playing field while expanding the competition is a tough balancing act for the AFL.
Question of fairness lost in AFL grab for northern cash
The AFL should weigh up more than just economics when making decisions on the competition's future clubs.
Even in battle, players must aim higher
Although the specifics of the exchange between Will Minson and Kane Cornes in last weekend's match in Darwin haven't been revealed, enough is known of the incident to make it instructive.
Legend No.8: Ian Stewart
There have been few footballers more decorated, brilliant, courageous, complete, or complex than Ian Stewart.
Birds of a feather flock together, 50 years on
Of the many events that will be staged and celebrated in this milestone year for football, few will be better than a dinner at the MCG last Monday.
AFL compromised in case of Cousins v Pratt
That football has one set of standards for players and another for rich, powerful officials has been indelibly underlined by the events of Friday.
Have the ghosts returned to haunt Port?
Mark Williams must come under scrutiny, given the Power's history of choking.
Is two too few?
As Mick Malthouse moves into equal third on the list of games coached tomorrow, the question is: has he underachieved?
History may be hard on Demons' decline
Melbourne's malaise has been 40 years in the making, from its zenith to its possible nadir.
Why are tackles automatically fruitful?
Why should the execution of the skill of tackling be rewarded in a way that other skills aren't?
Saints prove the believers wrong
The tipsters have again over-rated St Kilda's premiership prospects, and now they're looking for excuses.
Draw the fans an unblurred fixture
For fans to be able to trust the integrity of the AFL draw, it is essential that your team first faces all the 15 others.
The mark of the man, Jesaulenko you genius
Alex Jesaulenko's rise to fame is the culmination of a journey that began with the end of World War II.
Sometimes, extra men are in the boardroom
The AFL has changed results on retrospective evidence before, so why not do so this time?
Anzac Day, an occasion to be shared
While Collingwood and Essendon have built up the day, it's likely any teams would draw a crowd.
Subjected to scrutiny, AFL must improve
There has scarcely been a week in memory when the AFL's capacity to deliver just outcomes has been so comprehensively tested.
Two old Lions still find plenty to growl about
Lethal holds court in the north, while Aka's the mouth in the south.
Carey shy? It's a lasting image of young star
The thing that struck me about him was his apparent unease, verging on inarticulateness.
Merger back in mix for battlers
North Melbourne should consider old enemies in the fight to stay viable.
Sadly for Carlton, it needs to keep Fevola
As scoops have long been the richest currency of newspapers, it's good to begin a new column with one that is topical.
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