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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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BasketballPremium‘Smacked in the mouth’: Wagstaff questions Cats’ care factor

Perth captain Jesse Wagstaff has questioned whether his team cares enough to treat every moment in a game like it truly matters after they succumbed to Illawarra in a 32-point rout.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsCotton’s amazing streak halted as Wildcats get reality check

Bryce Cotton made a blazing start to Perth’s game against Illawarra as he looked to keep a historic hot streak rolling. But what happened next stunned everyone.

Craig O'Donoghue

AFLCommentsPremiumMore like brothers than cousins - Bobby and Brad Hill’s bond

Brad and Bobby Hill have a rare bond that will become even stronger when the play alongside each other for the Indigenous All-Stars against Fremantle in February.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsPremiumWhy Lynx move to HBF Stadium could be start of something big

Perth Lynx are a team on the rise and a club legend believes their move to HBF Stadium during the Christmas school holidays is precisely what is needed to lift them to another level.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsPremiumI felt a pop: Doolittle instantly knew groin injury was bad

Perth Wildcats import Kristian Doolittle is still several weeks away from returning from a groin injury and the American knew he’d done damage from the moment he felt it pop.

Craig O'Donoghue

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Brilliant Bryce and his Chamber of Secrets

Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton’s history making run of 40-point games is no fluke. It’s a result of years of constant improvement during secret sessions when nobody else was watching.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballVideoCommentsStraight to the man cave! Cotton’s back page souvenir

Bryce Cotton has all of his prized basketball possessions in his man cave - and the collection just got even more impressive with a huge copy of The West Australian’s back page from his 59-point game.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballVideoCommentsPremiumBehind Wildcats’ conservative approach to Webster injury

Perth Wildcats have ruled star Tai Webster out for six weeks with a hamstring injury, and coach John Rillie says they’ve reached a point in the season where they have to think long-term.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsPremiumLynx shatter Bendigo’s spirit and show off title credentials

Perth Lynx have stunned the undefeated Bendigo Spirit with a brilliant win in Victoria to show that they deserve to be rated as a genuine WNBL championship contender.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsPremiumGive it to Bryce! Wildcats want Cotton to extend streak

Bryce Cotton will enter Sunday’s game against Illawarra with the chance to have five 40-point games in a row and his teammates will be doing whatever they can to help him if he gets within range.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsPremiumGorman can’t wait for another crack at superstar Sami

Sami Whitcomb produced a triple double against Perth Lynx earlier this month but Steph Gorman will enter Thursday’s game full of confidence that she can close down the WNBL’s most dominant player.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballComments‘Disrespectful’: Cotton reveals crowd abuse inspired him

Bryce Cotton is in the best form of his career and yet someone in the crowd during a recent game in Adelaide thought it would be a good idea to trash talk him. That certainly backfired.

Craig O'Donoghue