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.
Fremantle had their worst game of the season in the derby and a former star believes Saturday’s game against the Dogs will either confirm they’re on track or leave them with plenty of questions.
Craig O'Donoghue
Eagles teen Harley Reid is living out his dream and is set to become handsomely rewarded financially, but history suggests lucrative contracts for youngsters add challenges to careers, writes Craig O’Donoghue.
Fremantle have a dual pronged ruck team ready to take on All-Australian star Tim English but who spends the majority of time opposing him will be decided by analytics.
Perth Lynx star Amy Atwell had her first taste of the WNBA two years ago and now she’s returning to the US to trial with Phoenix Mercury in the hope of gaining a spot on their roster.
West Coast tried to use Tom Barrass’ good character to get his suspension overturned at the AFL tribunal but he will still miss the game against Gold Coast.
West Coast defender Tom Barrass will appear at the AFL tribunal at 11am to fight a one-game suspension for a dangerous tackle and history says that’s a tough charge to beat.
West Coast will challenge key defender Tom Barrass’ suspension for a dangerous tackle at the AFL tribunal and have plenty of confidence they can have him available to face Gold Coast this weekend
Sean Darcy has lamented Fremantle getting beaten in the toughness stakes in last weekend’s derby as the Dockers look to snap a three-game slump when the Western Bulldogs come calling.
Hayden Young spent a large chunk of the western derby watching from the interchange bench due to hamstring tightness but he moved well on Monday as the Dockers prepared for the Western Bulldogs.
The AFL world is buzzing after Harley Reid’s electrifying showing on Saturday night - but one western derby coach didn’t even think the young Eagle was among the best three players on the ground.
Fremantle have now failed to kick 70 points across four consecutive games and that’s a stat which is worrying coach Justin Longmuir but he feels the problem is due to issues away from the forward line
Harley Reid produced a statline rarely seen in the AFL on Saturday night and doing it in just his sixth game put him years in front of some of the biggest names to have played the game, writes Craig O’Donoghue.