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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 love contested footy.

AFLWCommentsTough Dockers to thrive as fatigue creates more contests

Fremantle have shown a love of contested footy and captain Ange Stannett believes this is the time of year where that type of footy comes to the fore.

Craig O'Donoghue

Tristan Devers puts up a shot for Brisbane.

BasketballCommentsPremiumWildcats pay the price for inconsistency as Bullets fire

Perth Wildcats have produced a Wednesday night horror show at home with the Brisbane Bullets tearing them apart on a night the bulk of the Red Army will be glad they chose to stay at home.

Craig O'Donoghue

Brianna Turner has signed for Perth Lynx.

BasketballCommentsPremiumLynx sign big replacement while waiting for Chinese star

Perth Lynx needed to find a star to fill in for the first eight games of the season while they are waiting for China’s Han Xu to arrive and they absolutely nailed the brief, with a huge name joining the club.

Craig O'Donoghue

Perth Wildcats import Mason Jones.

BasketballCommentsGive Wildcats import time to click, urges coach

Mason Jones had Wildcats fans losing their minds after his first pre-season game, but life has been tough since then. But here’s why coach John Rillie isn’t concerned.

Craig O'Donoghue

WWE took over Perth and created headlines around the world with a series of epic shows, and now one of Australia’s big names is calling for the entertainment juggernaut to return for a national tour.

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The West Australian exclusive
WWE star calls for national tour after raging Perth success

WWE took over Perth and created headlines around the world with a series of epic shows, and now one of Australia’s big names is calling for the entertainment juggernaut to return for a national tour.

Craig O'Donoghue

Steph Gan and John Cena.

WWEVideoCommentsLucky fan first on scene to get backstage pic with legend

WWE superstar John Cena had the RAC Arena crowd eating out of the palm of his hand on Saturday night, so imagine the excitement of a Perth woman who stumbled upon the chance to have a photo with him.

Craig O'Donoghue

Elijah Pepper in action.

BasketballCommentsWildcats sweat on another training injury

Perth Wildcats are hoping Elijah Pepper will be able to quickly recover from an ankle injury he suffered at training on Monday so he can play against Brisbane in their first game of the Ignite Cup on Wednesday.

Craig O'Donoghue

The world watched in awe as John Cena’s farewell match in Perth was a five-star stunner.

EntertainmentCommentsPremium‘Watching history’: Cena’s Perth tribute match stuns world

The world has reacted to John Cena’s stunning match against AJ Styles in Perth with a sense of awe and outpouring of emotion, prompting the clash at WWE’s Crown Jewel to be coined as a love letter to wrestling.

Craig O'Donoghue

Aine Tighe returned from a knee reconstruction against Melbourne.

AFLWCommentsDockers sweat on Tighe as Demons reveal bizarre delay

As the Dockers sweat on a fresh injury for superstar Aine Tighe, Melbourne have revealed why they were an hour late turning up to Fremantle Oval ahead of their AFLW loss to Freo.

Craig O'Donoghue

Nicholas Latella as Macho Man Randy Savage.

WWECommentsWWE superfan wants to make it a hat-trick of amazing outfits

WWE fans were out in force in their costumes during both Smackdown and Crown Jewel, but one man has stolen the show and now he’s got plans in place to look incredible at Monday night Raw.

Craig O'Donoghue

American viewers have turned on Australia after fans were heard booing the American national anthem during the WWE Crown Jewel Perth blockbuster on Saturday night.

EntertainmentCommentsUproar as American national anthem booed at Perth WWE event

The WWE Crown Jewel event in Perth opened with an unexpected storm when local fans booed the American national anthem.

Danielle Le Messurier and Craig O'Donoghue

John Cena captivated the crowd.

WWECommentsCena’s love letter to wrestling draws worldwide praise

John Cena has used his match against AJ Styles at RAC Arena to celebrate wrestling, producing a series of epic tribute moves in front of a crowd that turned the venue into a sea of gold.

Craig O'Donoghue