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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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Dockers star Andrew Brayshaw will lead the Dockers for a seventh straight win.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCan still improve! Freo not content with six wins in a row

Fremantle aren’t getting carried away with their winning streak and believe they still have heaps of room to improve ahead of Sunday’s game against Sydney at the SCG.

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Jordan Clark at the SCG.

AFLCommentsPremiumSCG surface gets first big test as Dockers and Swans train

The SCG has undergone its biggest test of the week as Fremantle and Sydney trained on the field for the first time after extensive work to fix problems. The West Australian was boundary side watching on.

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Caleb Serong.

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Fremantle’s Sydney exam is pivotal to their final hopes

Fremantle have won six games in a row but will enter Sunday’s game against Sydney as underdogs after just getting over the line against St Kilda. Now they get to answer some really important questions.

Craig O'Donoghue

Alex Pearce at Perth airport.

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Dockers skipper to return for crucial Swans clash

Fremantle has confirmed captain Alex Pearce will return to its side for his first match in more than a month. 

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Grass and footy boots will matter this weekend.

AFLCommentsAFL inspects SCG as decision day looms over Dockers game

No decision has been made on whether Fremantle’s match against Sydney on Sunday will moved but Andrew Brayshaw is making plans to give himself the best chance of staying on his feet if it stays at the SCG.

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Sean Darcy & Luke Jackson embrace.

AFLVideoCommentsEven Cornes liked impact of Freo dual rucks in final term

Fremantle ruckmen Luke Jackson and Sean Darcy have had their critics, but the man who has been most vocal about their combination - Kane Cornes - didn’t think the Dockers would have won without them.

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The patchy SCG turf is in the spotlight.

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Freo game must be shifted from ‘risky’ SCG, says top lawyer

One of Perth’s leading sports lawyers has warned the AFL will face a massive legal pay-out if they ignore the risks around the SCG surface and a player suffers an injury during Fremantle’s game against Sydney.

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Luke Jackson celebrates a key goal.

AFLVideoCommentsTwin rucks make their point as Freo overcome Saints

Fremantle were under the pump all day against St Kilda, but when it really mattered, the Dockers stood up. And it was ruckmen Sean Darcy and Luke Jackson who made pivotal plays when the game was on the line.

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West Coast debutant Jobe Shanahan built a reputation as someone who could play at both ends during his junior career, but his impressive debut against Collingwood told us exactly where he should play.

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Eagle’s impressive debut is proof he MUST play forward

West Coast debutant Jobe Shanahan built a reputation as someone who could play at both ends during his junior career, but his impressive debut against Collingwood told us exactly where he should play.

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Jobe Shanahan celebrates.

AFLVideoCommentsEagles debutant praised after seizing big moment on debut

West Coast debutant Jobe Shanahan has had his AFL dream come true with a goal on debut, and the way he is playing is impressing some of the game’s biggest names.

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AFL re-builds take forever.

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AFL draft needs better access to talent and a lottery

Any AFL draft changes must focus on giving the clubs who constantly miss the finals better access to talent, whether they’re 18th or 9th, writes Craig O’Donoghue.

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Jeremy Sharp has been dropped for the first time since joining the Dockers.

AFLVideoCommentsSharp and Draper dropped as Dockers continue to make changes

Fremantle have won five games in a row but they’re still prepared to swing players around in their team and now they’ve made three more changes ahead of Sunday’s game against St Kilda.

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