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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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Jordan Clark

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From hot head to leader: Inside Jordan Clark’s dramatic rise

Fremantle star Jordan Clark openly refers to himself as a hothead earlier in his career, now he’s an integral part of the club’s leadership group and one of the reasons they’re playing in a preliminary final.

Craig O'Donoghue

Angus Brandt

BasketballPremiumAlways stayed a Wildcat: Brandt pumped about Red Army return

Angus Brandt won two championships for Perth Wildcats before moving to Japan and when the opportunity arose to return to the NBL, he couldn’t believe that he’d be wearing red again.

Craig O'Donoghue

Brandon Knight wants to help the Cats become a better team.

BasketballPremiumKnight says NBA career will count for nothing at Wildcats

Perth Wildcats recruit Brandon Knight will bring plenty of NBA experience to the team, but he’s taking the approach that he’s got plenty to prove instead of thinking he’s going to be their best player.

Craig O'Donoghue

Tom Papley celebrates.

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Papley can ignite Swans, so Freo must get the match up right

Sydney Swans forward Tom Papley is the type of player who can turn a game in the blink of an eye, so Fremantle must nail their decision on who plays on him during the preliminary final.

Craig O'Donoghue

Brennan Cox has pushed his case at training.

AFLVideoPremiumTraining Notes: Did Cox, Walker do enough to earn selection?

All eyes were on Brennan Cox and Brandon Walker during Fremantle training on Tuesday to see if they could get through the session following recent injuries and push for selection in the preliminary final.

Craig O'Donoghue

Justin Longmuir

AFLVideoWe won’t be ambushed! Longmuir’s preliminary final pledge

Fremantle will attempt to beat Sydney at the SCG in Friday night’s preliminary final and while the bookmakers have the Swans as underdogs, the Dockers are refusing to believe the hype.

Craig O'Donoghue

Perth Wildcats coach John Rillie.

BasketballPremiumCats laud their patience, but when will Brandon Knight play?

Perth Wildcats took until just days before the start of the NBL season to sign a third import, but are thrilled to have recruited NBA veteran Brandon Knight. Now the question is when will he debut?

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle CEO Simon Garlick and coach Justin Longmuir joined the club in 2019.

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They’ll win us a flag: What made Freo pick coach and CEO

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir and CEO Simon Garlick were appointed within weeks of each other in 2019 and Fremantle president Dale Alcock selected them both because he felt they would lead the club to a flag.

Craig O'Donoghue

Caleb Serong and Jai Serong will face off in a preliminary final.

AFLVideoPremiumHow Serong plans to treat his brother in preliminary final

Caleb Serong and Jai Serong will face off in a preliminary final and while that will be an incredible moment for their parents, the star Docker has one clear plan for how he’ll handle the moment.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle celebrate their win over Essendon.

AFLWinning without Strom and O’Driscoll a key moment for Freo

Fremantle’s victory over Essendon in their AFLW clash on Sunday came after they lost two of their most important players, and coach Lisa Webb knows that is a really important moment for the team.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle beat Essendon.

AFLPhysical Dockers enjoy first win on new home turf

Fremantle have won their first ever game at Cockburn and they produced a final term of physicality to lock away victory over Essendon.

Craig O'Donoghue

Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed

WWEPremiumAussie Bronson Reed lost 45kg to become an even bigger star

Australia’s Bronson Reed stormed back onto WWE TV last week and shocked everyone with his new appearance. The South Australian has shed 45kg and can’t wait to come to Perth in December.

Craig O'Donoghue