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Craig O'DonoghueSports Journalist

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.

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Fremantle missed finals

AFLWPremiumWe’re not far off! Dockers optimistic despite finals miss

Fremantle’s loss to Sydney on Sunday meant they finished 10th on the ladder with one less win that last year, but coach Lisa Webb is confident the team will rise up the table in 2027.

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Dockers skipper Ange Stannett.

AFLPremium‘Part of our identity’: Dockers hail return of Wharfie Time

Fremantle refused to allow Wharfie Time to be killed off by the AFL grand final, promised it would return and then unleashed it late in the last AFLW game of the season in a move which has been celebrated.

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Sydney's Caitlin Reid goes off, and right, Hayley Miller gets checked out by medical staff.

AFLWDockers game halted for 10 minutes after horror head clash

Fremantle’s AFLW clash against Sydney was stopped for nearly 10 minutes following a horrific head clash that resulted in a Swans defender being carried from the field on a stretcher.

Craig O'Donoghue

John Rillie sprayed the Wildcats during a standing time-out.

BasketballWildcats coach reveals the reasons behind his massive spray

Perth Wildcats coach John Rillie delivered an almighty spray to his players during the third quarter of Saturday night’s loss to Illawarra, and his anger was directed purely towards one part of the game.

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Fremantle Dockers Isaiah Dudley during day two of the 2026 Kimberley 9s Carnival at Cable Beach, Broome, on Thursday. Carwyn Monck

AFLPremiumDockers answering a Kimberly calling

Cable Beach is a hell of a long way from Optus Stadium, but as schoolkids played footy on the pristine sand alongside Fremantle players and staff, they could imagine the roar of the crowd.

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Kristian Doolittle

BasketballPremiumHawks create Halloween Havoc for Wildcats as they lose again

Perth Wildcats have lost their third match out of the last four games and fallen back to the pack after a Halloween fright night against Illawarra Hawks at RAC Arena.

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Fremantle CEO Simon Garlick

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Dockers CEO makes bold call on Wharfie Time’s future

Is Wharfie Time dead after the grand final collapse? Fremantle has made its call.

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Optus Stadium

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As a sports fan, keep spending my taxes on major events

The latest addition of Dreamtime at Maali to Perth’s sporting calendar is absolutely brilliant and as far as I’m concerned, they can spend as much as they want to keep luring big events to WA

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Brandon Knight

BasketballPremiumLove what he brings: Wildcats are pumped about Knight’s form

Perth Wildcats import Brandon Knight is having a major impact on his team despite only recently arriving in Australia, and players can’t speak highly enough of him.

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Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir.

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Employment Agreement or Contract? Freo make call on Longmuir

Fremantle have made a decision on whether to stick with coach Justin Longmuir’s much talked about Employment Agreement for next season or negotiate a normal contract after their rise to the grand final.

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DeMarcus Cousins

BasketballPremiumWow! HoopsFest offers free courtside seats next to NBA star

Former NBA star DeMarcus Cousins is coming to Perth for HoopsFest and lucky fans will have the chance to win courtside seats next to him just by doing one thing this weekend.

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Andrew Brayshaw

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Primetime draw is a reward for amazing footy: Dockers CEO

Fremantle are now the AFL’s blockbuster kings and CEO Simon Garlick has told The West Australian that the combination of an exciting team and massive crowds has everyone wanting to watch them play.

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