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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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Courtney Woods was too good for the Lynx.

BasketballPremiumWoods tears Lynx apart again as fouls frustrate the imports

Perth Lynx must be getting sick of watching Townsville’s Courtney Woods playing well against them and yet again the star guard has produced a near triple-double to lift her team to victory.

Craig O'Donoghue

Perth Football Club coach Steven Armstrong

WAFLVideoPremiumCoaching is in his blood: Armstrong's family pride at Perth

New Perth Demons coach Steven Armstrong won an AFL flag before retiring as a player at 27 to follow his dad and grandfather into coaching. Now he’s in charge of the same club that they led in the WAFL.

Craig O'Donoghue

Jesse Wagstaff will play his 550th game on Wednesday.

BasketballHow milestone man Wagstaff keeps getting better with age

Perth Wildcats captain Jesse Wagstaff will play his 550th game on Wednesday and is 40 years old, but his performances this season have well and truly turned back the clock. Here’s how he’s done it.

Craig O'Donoghue

Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti and Fremantle Dockers chief executive Simon Garlick during day two of the 2026 Kimberley 9s Carnival at Cable Beach in Broome.

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Government’s promise to help Freo fans over 5.10pm start

Fremantle fans must work out how to get to Optus Stadium by 5.10pm on a Thursday to watch them playing against the Western Bulldogs in round one, but the WA government is already looking at options to help.

Craig O'Donoghue

Teonni Key

BasketballKey signing: How import was convinced to join Lynx

Perth Lynx import Teonni Key didn’t have to look far for advice after being approached to join the club, because her Australian connections at Toronto Tempo in the WNBA gave her glowing recommendations.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle missed finals

AFLWPremiumWe’re not far off! Dockers optimistic despite finals miss

Fremantle’s loss to Sydney on Sunday meant they finished 10th on the ladder with one less win that last year, but coach Lisa Webb is confident the team will rise up the table in 2027.

Craig O'Donoghue

Dockers skipper Ange Stannett.

AFLPremium‘Part of our identity’: Dockers hail return of Wharfie Time

Fremantle refused to allow Wharfie Time to be killed off by the AFL grand final, promised it would return and then unleashed it late in the last AFLW game of the season in a move which has been celebrated.

Craig O'Donoghue

Sydney's Caitlin Reid goes off, and right, Hayley Miller gets checked out by medical staff.

AFLWDockers game halted for 10 minutes after horror head clash

Fremantle’s AFLW clash against Sydney was stopped for nearly 10 minutes following a horrific head clash that resulted in a Swans defender being carried from the field on a stretcher.

Craig O'Donoghue

John Rillie sprayed the Wildcats during a standing time-out.

BasketballWildcats coach reveals the reasons behind his massive spray

Perth Wildcats coach John Rillie delivered an almighty spray to his players during the third quarter of Saturday night’s loss to Illawarra, and his anger was directed purely towards one part of the game.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle Dockers Isaiah Dudley during day two of the 2026 Kimberley 9s Carnival at Cable Beach, Broome, on Thursday. Carwyn Monck

AFLPremiumDockers answering a Kimberly calling

Cable Beach is a hell of a long way from Optus Stadium, but as schoolkids played footy on the pristine sand alongside Fremantle players and staff, they could imagine the roar of the crowd.

Craig O'Donoghue

Kristian Doolittle

BasketballPremiumHawks create Halloween Havoc for Wildcats as they lose again

Perth Wildcats have lost their third match out of the last four games and fallen back to the pack after a Halloween fright night against Illawarra Hawks at RAC Arena.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle CEO Simon Garlick

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Dockers CEO makes bold call on Wharfie Time’s future

Is Wharfie Time dead after the grand final collapse? Fremantle has made its call.

Craig O'Donoghue