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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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Fremantle are flying home tonight after their clash with Western Bulldogs.

AFLCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Freo’s plan to boost recovery on six-day break

Fremantle are going to extraordinary lengths to maximise their recovery as they battle a run of shortened breaks between games.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle star Murphy Reid.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumWe can’t teach that! How Magic Murphy keeps stunning Freo

Assistant coach Jaymie Graham admits Freo can’t take credit for some of the extraordinary things Murphy Reid does during games, saying the Rising Star arrived in WA with party tricks already packed in his bag.

Craig O'Donoghue

Nathan O'Driscoll in action.

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How Freo stars are rallying around O’Driscoll from Victoria

Fremantle are in Melbourne preparing for a Friday night blockbuster at the same time as teammate Nathan O’Driscoll has made his mental health battle public, but they are still doing everything to support him.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle star Hayden Young.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumNo fear, no doubt: How star Docker overcame injury anxiety

Fremantle star Hayden Young has missed two full seasons of footy due to injury throughout his career, but he’s now worked out how to ignore the fear of breaking down again as he mounts another comeback.

Craig O'Donoghue

Elijah Pepper

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Pepper eyes off change in role after returning to Wildcats

Perth Wildcats star Elijah Pepper has committed to another two years with the club and he’s got his eyes on a new role which would see him become even more valuable into the future.

Craig O'Donoghue

Luke Jackson.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumHigh spirits at Freo training as Murphy Reid does more magic

The Dockers trained on Tuesday morning as they prepare to face the Western Bulldogs and all eyes were on Murphy Reid, Josh Treacy, Pat Voss, Brennan Cox and Hayden Young.

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Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir at training on Tuesday.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumDockers make call on resting stars during six-day breaks

Fremantle have three six-day breaks in a row as part of a tough fixture in the coming weeks and must decide whether to stick with the same players or give some guys a rest. Justin Longmuir has made that call.

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Sean Darcy.

AFLVideoCommentsOne more month: Longmuir gives update on Darcy

Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy is recovering from a calf injury, and coach Justin Longmuir says the star big man may need to return to action through the WAFL.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle have become a force since their loss to St Kilda last year.

AFLCommentsPremiumBest in AFL across last 12 months: How Freo rose to the top

Fremantle will head to Victoria for Friday’s game against the Western Bulldogs as the best team in the AFL across the last 12 months, and it all began when they collapsed to St Kilda in this round last year.

Craig O'Donoghue

A dejected Harley Reid.

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Eagles say they’re on right path, but results show different

West Coast spend a lot of time talking about the future and a lot of time celebrating the past, but right now the only thing that really matters is fixing the present, writes Craig O’Donoghue.

Craig O'Donoghue

Anneli Maley in action for New York Liberty.

BasketballComments‘So cool!’ Maley relishes WNBA game against Caitlin Clark

Perth Lynx co-captain Anneli Maley just made a splash in a WNBA pre-season game against Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever and soaked up every moment of playing in front of more than 14,000 fans in New York.

Craig O'Donoghue

Shai Bolton.

AFLCommentsLongmuir on the biggest change at Freo since last season

Shai Bolton joined the list of recent medal winners for Fremantle on Saturday night, and it was another sign of the club’s improvement, according to Justin Longmuir.

Craig O'Donoghue