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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 forward Josh Treacy.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumFreo promise tall forward review as marks inside 50 dry up

Fremantle’s tall forwards took only two of the team’s six marks inside 50 against Collingwood, despite the Dockers having 63 forward entries, and that will now become a major focus of the club’s review.

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Sean Darcy injured his knee in the loss to Collingwood.

AFLVideoCommentsLongmuir provides key Darcy injury update after loss to Pies

Fremantle lost to Collingwood on Thursday night and there were alarm bells raised when ruckman Sean Darcy was subbed out with a knee injury.

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Jamie Elliott ran amok against Freo.

AFLVideoCommentsDockers dare to be different but Pies get one ‘Ell’ of a win

Jamie Elliott starred for Collingwood to consign a vastly improved Dockers outfit - who changed plenty from last week’s horror show - to a second loss in the space of six days.

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Two-team towns would be at a disadvantage according to Laura Kane.

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AFL fear mid-season trading would hurt Dockers and Eagles

Mid-season trading is a huge part of sport overseas but the AFL has fears that clubs such as Fremantle and West Coast will be disadvantaged if they allow players to change teams during the year.

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Fremantle defender Jordan Clark wearing the warm-up t-shirt which will be auctioned after Thursday’s game.

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High Expectations Remain: Freo star still chasing 2025 flag

Fremantle made it clear they expected to challenge for the premiership at the start of the season and star defender Jordan Clark says not even the horror show against St Kilda will distract them from that goal.

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West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen.

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AFL’s stance on Oscar Allen and Hawthorn meeting revealed

The AFL is yet to introduce anti tampering rules to stop players from meeting with opposition clubs during the season, but has the fall-out from Oscar Allen and Sam Mitchell’s catch-up changed their position?

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Hayden Young on the bench after being subbed out last weekend.

AFLVideoComments“I wanted to cry for him”: Serong on hamstrung teammate

Fremantle star Caleb Serong has expressed his devastation for friend and teammate Hayden Young after the onballer suffered his third hamstring injury this season.

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Jye Amiss watched training from the sidelines on Monday.

AFLCommentsPremiumTRAINING NOTES: Fitness clouds over Freo forward duo

Fremantle held their main training session of the week on Monday, and the short break has two sore younger players needing to prove their fitness to take on Collingwood on Thursday night. Here’s what we saw.

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Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir at training on Monday.

AFLVideoCommentsSending a message: Serong’s text to under-fire Freo coach

Justin Longmuir is under extreme pressure after his team’s shocker against St Kilda, but a private text and an emphatic public message from Caleb Serong shows how the star midfielder feels about his coach.

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Oscar Allen.

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Defensive Oscar suddenly crucial after McGovern injury

There’s a feeling of inevitability that Oscar Allen won’t be at West Coast next season but his move to defence has become really important after an injury to Jeremy McGovern and the team’s midfield struggles.

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Fremantle had a horror night.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumWe’ve let fans down again: Frank admissions from Freo star

Fremantle’s inconsistent season plummeted to another devastating low on Friday night when they were thrashed by St Kilda and vice captain Caleb Serong was shattered by the result.

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West Coast are yet to win a game this season.

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Correct Call: Why Eagles don’t deserve AFL draft hand outs

Premierships are won by making great decisions and wooden spoons are handed out for making poor ones. That’s why the AFL’s reluctance to give priority picks to clubs such as West Coast is the right call.

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