Age football columnist Kane Cornes has won a trio of major honours and chief football writer Jake Niall has won another of the major categories at the AFL Football Media Association awards.

Cornes on Tuesday night won the Alf Brown Award for best overall media performer for his work with The Age, Nine, SEN and AFL Media. He also won the Lou Richards Medal, presented to a former or current league footballer working in the media, and the award for best opinion/analysis in radio, TV or digital.

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Judges said of Cornes’ win in the Alf Brown Award: “No one has had a bigger presence in football this year, via television, radio and newspapers, than Kane Cornes. No one. Now or in the past.”

Niall won the award for the best print/online opinion or analysis for his piece on Ross Lyon at St Kilda: Bet the house on Ross.

Judges said: “Niall dissects Ross Lyon’s takeover at St Kilda with a stunning turn of phrase, revealing who the protagonists really are in the seismic shift at Moorabbin. The use of the analogy of the knights at the round table – or Ross’ table – reverberates throughout the piece to great effect.”

Marnie Vinall received a commendable mention in the best AFLW reporter/reporting category.

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