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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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The Dockers current team profile is not premiership calibre.

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Numbers don’t lie: Inexperienced Freo ignore AFL realities

Fremantle have started the season a long way short of the team they hoped to be, but the squad they are selecting is nowhere near experienced enough to be considered one of the league’s genuine contenders.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle midfielder Nathan O’Driscoll.

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O’Driscoll declares young Dockers must take next step

Fremantle Dockers have picked inexperienced teams this season but Nathan O’Driscoll believes players like him need to embrace the opportunity and pressure to lift he team to victory.

Craig O'Donoghue

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter and Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir.

AFLVideoCommentsLongmuir plays down pressure after winless start to season

Fremantle’s season has started dramatically differently from what they were hoping, and now they’ve got the pressure of a western derby, but coach Justin Longmuir is doing his best to keep things calm.

Craig O'Donoghue

Bryce Cotton won’t be returning to Perth.

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Vlahov names the man Cats should build around without Bryce

Perth Wildcats must find a replacement for star Bryce Cotton after he chose to pursue other contract opportunities, and former star Andrew Vlahov has named the person who he would be building the team around.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle have started the season with two losses.

AFLVideoCommentsFeels like a punch in the face: O’Meara on Freo’s 0-2 start

Fremantle’s winless start to the season, on the back of four successive losses to end 2024 has been a shock to the players and Jaeger O’Meara wasn’t sugar coating things when discussing how they feel.

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Bryce Cotton is leaving Perth.

BasketballCommentsPremiumCRAIG O’DONOGHUE: Priceless Cotton’s hot streak for the ages

Bryce Cotton’s decision to leave Perth and most likely accept a mega contract to play in Asia ends a run that is unlikely to be seen again throughout the NBL, writes Craig O’Donoghue.

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West Coast star Harley Reid.

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Time for Eagles to humanise Harley and release the pressure

The footy world’s talking about Harley Reid and his actions indicate the pressure has become too much. Now’s the perfect time for him to address how he’s feeling, writes Craig O’Donoghue.

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Nat Fyfe has been playing in the WAFL.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumSigns of Fyfe? Will the Dockers turn to veteran for derby?

Fremantle are facing a key selection decision for Sunday’s western derby with coach Justin Longmuir needing to decide whether to recall former captain Nat Fyfe after two games in the WAFL.

Craig O'Donoghue

West Coast star Harley Reid.

AFLVideoCommentsMake Harley happy: Eagles urged to throw arms around Reid

West Coast youngster Harley Reid has had a difficult start to the season and is copping plenty of criticism but it’s the way he’s approaching the games and behaving that is worrying former stars.

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Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir.

AFLCommentsFreo still can’t find a way to win close games: Longmuir

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir admits his team still hasn’t learnt how to handle playing in close games after a three-point defeat to Sydney.

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Isaac Heeney is tackled.

AFLCommentsClose, but no cigar as Freo get pipped in home opener

Fremantle have suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Sydney despite leading with less than two minutes to go and have now started the season with a 0-2 record.

Craig O'Donoghue

Harley Reid celebrates.

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Talented or Teen? Sport demands you can’t be viewed as both

Harley Reid has had a rough week of criticism but expecting him to still be viewed as a teenager when he’s already better than the majority of AFL players ignores the realities of professional sport.

Craig O'Donoghue