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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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Nat Fyfe chats with Justin Longmuir.

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Bad luck or lack of games? Dockers footy boss on Fyfe injury

Fremantle star Nat Fyfe missed the loss to Sydney after injuring his calf last week, and the setback followed him spending little time on the field in recent weeks. Did that contribute to the injury?

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle star Caleb Serong.

AFLVideoCommentsEnough is enough! Dockers promise to protect Caleb Serong

Fremantle midfielder Caleb Serong has been shut out of the club’s last two games and the Dockers have had enough, promising to do more to help him out amid extra attention from the opposition.

Craig O'Donoghue

New Basketball WA CEO Fabian Ross.

AFLCommentsPremiumHow superannuation lessons will drive future of basketball

New Basketball WA CEO Fabian Ross had a successful career in superannuation and he’ll be using the experience of focusing on the future to ensure basketball continues to grow.

Craig O'Donoghue

Noa Kouakou-Heugue (right) competes for the ball.

BasketballCommentsPremiumSpike in US college money is impacting NBL Next Star options

Perth Wildcats have signed French teenager Noa Kouakou-Heugue as a Next Star but expectations will nowhere near as high as previous Next Stars given the money in America has totally changed recruiting.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle star Andrew Brayshaw.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumBrayshaw’s admission: Mids are fighting individual battles

Fremantle vice-captain Andrew Brayshaw has confessed the midfield has lost its team focus and fallen into the trap of playing as individuals after a disappointing loss to Sydney.

Craig O'Donoghue

Can Freo’s midfield find a better way to support Caleb Serong (right)?

AFLCommentsLongmuir vows to ‘change things up’ to better protect Serong

Caleb Serong was held to just 11 touches by Sydney as teams put more and more effort into quelling his influence, and Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir knows he needs to find a way to solve that problem.

Craig O'Donoghue

Shai Bolton looks to fight off Errol Gulden.

AFLCommentsDockers nudged out of top eight as engine-room woes continue

Fremantle have paid a massive price for being unable to find answers to recent midfield struggles, and Sydney ended their six-game winning streak to send them plummeting out of the top eight.

Craig O'Donoghue

Dockers star Andrew Brayshaw will lead the Dockers for a seventh straight win.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCan still improve! Freo not content with six wins in a row

Fremantle aren’t getting carried away with their winning streak and believe they still have heaps of room to improve ahead of Sunday’s game against Sydney at the SCG.

Craig O'Donoghue

Jordan Clark at the SCG.

AFLCommentsPremiumSCG surface gets first big test as Dockers and Swans train

The SCG has undergone its biggest test of the week as Fremantle and Sydney trained on the field for the first time after extensive work to fix problems. The West Australian was boundary side watching on.

Craig O'Donoghue

Caleb Serong.

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Fremantle’s Sydney exam is pivotal to their final hopes

Fremantle have won six games in a row but will enter Sunday’s game against Sydney as underdogs after just getting over the line against St Kilda. Now they get to answer some really important questions.

Craig O'Donoghue

Alex Pearce at Perth airport.

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Dockers skipper to return for crucial Swans clash

Fremantle has confirmed captain Alex Pearce will return to its side for his first match in more than a month. 

Craig O'Donoghue

Grass and footy boots will matter this weekend.

AFLCommentsAFL inspects SCG as decision day looms over Dockers game

No decision has been made on whether Fremantle’s match against Sydney on Sunday will moved but Andrew Brayshaw is making plans to give himself the best chance of staying on his feet if it stays at the SCG.

Craig O'Donoghue