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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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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?

Craig O'Donoghue

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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Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir.

AFLVideoCommentsLongmuir will review himself as his future gets questioned

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has declared he must review his own performance after a horror loss to St Kilda as a Brownlow medallist warns the game could become the turning point for his career.

Craig O'Donoghue

Fremantle lost to St Kilda.

AFLVideoCommentsThrashed Dockers labelled as disgraceful and embarrassing

Fremantle have produced a Friday night stinker against St Kilda at Marvel Stadium and they’ve been savaged by one of the game’s biggest names after being torn apart all over the field.

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West Coast are on the bottom of the AFL ladder.

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AFL’s call on whether battling Eagles deserve priority picks

In an exclusive interview with The West Australian, AFL Executive General Manager of Football Laura Kane has revealed the league’s stance on West Coast and the prospect of priority picks during their re-build.

Craig O'Donoghue

The emotional highs and lows for sporting families have played out in extraordinary fashion for the Maleys over the past 24 hours.

BasketballCommentsPremiumMaley family ride emotional rollercoaster in crazy 24 hours

The emotional highs and lows for sporting families have played out in extraordinary fashion for the Maleys over the past 24 hours.

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Brennan Cox and Luke Ryan are linchpins down back.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumWhy Fremantle’s backline has become land of the giants

Fremantle have transformed the backline with taller players and that’s something their defensive coach Jade Rawlings believes is giving them plenty of ammunition to challenge their opponents in different ways.

Craig O'Donoghue

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