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.
Harley Reid has spent his short AFL career as an inside midfielder while other youngsters like Nick Daicos and Harry Sheezel cut their teeth across half-back. Now the Eagles are looking to give Reid relief.
Craig O'Donoghue
Perth Lynx co-captain Anneli Maley has been tearing it up for Australia in 3x3 and that form has provided her with the perfect preparation to take on the WNBA when Los Angeles’ Training Camp starts in April.
‘No matter how down you are, you can always work yourself out of it’; Andrew Krakouer shall be remembered as a shining example of what is possible, following his tragic passing on Sunday.
Fremantle have won their first game of the 2025 season and coach Justin Longmuir believes the way they handled the pressure from their poor early rounds is a strong sign for the future.
Fremantle have won the western derby on a day where their leaders stepped up to the plate and Caleb Serong created his own piece of history with a fourth Glendinning-Allan Medal.
WA’s Alex Condon has helped Florida Gators fight back from nine points down with less than three minutes remaining to advance to March Madness’ Final Four and claim the NCAA’s West Regional Championship
Matt Owies always saw himself as a NBA player. Then he came up against Jayson Tatum.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.