Finalists have been announced for the 10th Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Champion Data.

Judges for the 2024 award were Stephen Quartermain of Network Ten, Michael James of SCA, and Chelsea Roffey.

The winner will be announced at the 30th Quill Awards Dinner on Friday 21 March 2025. Book your tickets now.

Finalists for the 10th Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year award are presented alphabetically by surname below. Please note that some work submitted with entries – including print materials – may not be included.

Michael Gleeson, The Age

• Noah Lyles had a 100m problem. In four perfect steps, he solved it, The Age, 5 August 2024
• Screenshot found on Peter Bol’s phone contained doping information, The Age, 24 May 2024
• The Australian teenager who is already banking on winning Olympic gold – twice, The Age, 6 December 2024
• The investigation into how the Swans could be so dismal on grand final day must be unsparing, The Age, 29 September 2024
• The unravelling of former young AFL star Harley Balic, The Age, 25 April 2024

Jessica Halloran, The Australian

• Predator In The Vault, The Weekend Australian, 14-15 December 2024
• ‘I was crying, begging’: sport chiefs face searing Parnov questions, The Australian, 16 December 2024
• Mollie's Magic, The Weekend Australian magazine, June 2024
• Unbreakable - the Jelena Dokic story, November 2024

Will Swanton, The Australian

• Cricketer. Larrikin. Lifesaver: The redemption of Mitch Marsh, The Australian
• ‘I screamed. Loudly. It couldn’t be true’: a mother’s agony, The Australian
• Alexa Leary and the nightmare inside a Paralympics fairytale, The Australian
• Gold glory at 14, Trew story … like, what’s not to like?, The Australian
• Right man, right time, for all the right reasons, The Australian

Michael Warner, Herald Sun

• Demon Drug Bombshell, Herald Sun, 21 March 2024
• Footy Drugs 'Rort', Herald Sun, 27 March 2024
• Secret reports cleared Hawks, Herald Sun, 30 May 2024
• New Pies Racism Scandal, Herald Sun, 31 July 2024
• Harley Balic’s father Eddie slams AFL drugs secrecy amid Sport Integrity Australia probe, Herald Sun, 24 April 2024

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This award carries an $8,000 prize, courtesy of Champion Data.