Craig O'Donoghue is part of The West Australian's sports writing team. He joined The West Australian in 2000 and spent 2013-14 working in the Melbourne bureau. He now focuses on AFL and basketball.
Caleb Serong and Harley Reid will be high on Tasmania’s list of recruiting priorities after the Devils were given a huge amount of money to splash on players who fall out of contract in 2027 and 2028.
Craig O'Donoghue
Fremantle star Caleb Serong will enter Saturday night as the favourite to win the club’s best and fairest and if he does, he will achieve something only one other player has managed.
Jaron Rillie made headlines when he joined the Perth Wildcats because he is the coach’s son, but he’s now making headlines for his incredible start to life as a player and the impact he’s having on the team.
Perth Wildcats have won their second game of the season with an impressive home victory over Illawarra, and the way they played was precisely what fans will be hoping to see for the rest of the season.
The Wildcats produced a shock last week by moving Ben Henshall to the bench, and now, coach John Rillie has opened up about whether that’s set to continue.
Three-time NBA championship winner JaVale McGee was outstanding in his NBL debut last weekend, but Perth Wildcats star Jo Lual-Acuil Jr is adamant Thursday night’s game won’t be all about the powerful centre.
West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen is days away from formally being able to join Brisbane as a free agent and one of the Lions’ young premiership stars cannot wait to play alongside him.
Brisbane’s premiership team included three men drafted under the father-son rule and one of those, Jaspa Fletcher, doesn’t want that success to allow clubs to end what he believes is a great AFL tradition.
Lachie Neale captained Brisbane to a second flag, but the toughness he showed after a calf injury, combined with his consistent brilliance, had one triple premiership star comparing him to Michael Voss.
Perth Wildcats produced an amazing final quarter comeback to beat New Zealand Breakers on Saturday and coach John Rillie believes the way they fought to stay in the game shows they are about to find form.
Oscar McInerney and Darcy Gardiner both missed last year’s premiership for Brisbane due to injury, so their teammates had something special in mind for them as a tribute after the match.
Will Ashcroft won a premiership last year and his brother Levi jumped the fence to join the celebrations. Now he’s got a premiership medal of his own after becoming a key part of the Lions’ team.