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.
Walyalup (Fremantle‘s) dual ruck set-up is always a talking point whenever Sean Darcy and Luke Jackson are fit, but there is no doubt in the Dockers’ minds about their preferred starting set-up.
Craig O'Donoghue
Walyalup (Fremantle) star Jaeger O’Meara hopes his two final-quarter goals against St Kilda are a sign that his season is turning around after declaring he started 2024 in the worst form of his career.
Harley Reid is turning heads on the footy field and he’s set to turn the dollars over off it with publicist to the stars Max Markson putting a whopping financial figure on his head.
Michael Frederick’s concussion was avoidable and players should no longer feel compelled to run with the flight of the ball just because it has been celebrated in the past, writes Craig O’Donoghue.
Alex Pearce has described close friend Cam McCarthy’s passing, and the need to play football less than 24 hours later, as the hardest day of his life as he seeks ways to come to terms with the tragedy.
Walyalup (Fremantle) dominated for long periods on Saturday night but a second week of inaccuracy meant they didn’t lock away victory over Euro Yroke (St Kilda) until late in the match
Walyalup (Fremantle) had to fight hard for victory after struggling to convert their chances in front of goal, but they eked out another key game on the road to overcome former coach Ross Lyon.
AFL clubs are constantly being asked for their opinions by the league, but when it’s so obvious that their only concern is themselves, it’s not even worth checking what they think, writes Craig O’Donoghue.
Binar Futures had a dream of forming its own basketball association and now that dream has come true with matches set to begin on Saturday in Midland.
WA clubs rarely get to train at the MCG and Marvel Stadium before playing in Victoria, and while the Dockers finally got their chance on Friday, they didn’t get to prepare in match-like conditions. Here’s why.
Dockers defender Heath Chapman was suffering consistent hamstring injuries until he went on a trip to Qatar to meet with experts - and now he’s using secrets from that trip to stay on the field.
As the Dockers unveiled their Indigenous jumper, former defender Michael Johnson has backed the AFL’s Next Generation Academy program as the key to producing the next wave of Indigenous talent.