Samantha Lane is an Australian sports journalist. Specialising in the

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(AFL), she also wrote on a range of other sports for ''

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'', and was a panellist on ''

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'' (about AFL) on

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for over a decade. She is the daughter of veteran journalist and commentator Tim Lane.

Journalism

Lane started out writing for the

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monthly magazine and writing reports for the

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website. Lane wrote articles on a range of sports for ''

'' newspaper until 2020.

Television

Lane was a panellist on

's ''

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'' AFL panel show from

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until leaving at the end of the 2012 football season. She also made regular contributions on Melbourne community radio station Triple R. In 2013, Lane joined the

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for its Saturday night AFL coverage. Lane was a cast member of the

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documentary series '' Agony Aunts'' and ''The Agony of Life''.

Radio

Since 2008, she has been a part of the ABC's Radio AFL coverage, joining Stan Alves and Gerard Whatley in the pre-match discussion on Sunday afternoons.

Community work

Lane sits on the advisory committee of the

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’ board, has been an ambassador for the Basil Sellers Art Prize and Run Melbourne and has an ongoing ambassadorial role for Breast Cancer Network Australia. She has also been a player in the

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charity.

Awards

* 2007:

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Football Writer of the Year * 2009:

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Quill Award for Best Sports Story in any Medium * 2011: AFL Coaches Association Media Award, in recognition of journalistic excellence * 2011: Vicsport. Media Award * 2012:

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awards: Highly Commended for best coverage of sport by an individual (print)' 2012 Australian Sports Commission awards , The Age
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