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Young reveals how he has transformed his football brain
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (480+ words) Mitchell Woodcock is a sports reporter at The West Australian and Sunday Times who covers a variety of sports including AFL, WAFL, netball, tennis and hockey. Raised in Perth, Mitchell started as a reporter in Bunbury before becoming the Bunbury…...
Ryan still on the Dockers outer despite sidelined defenders
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (343+ words) Luke Ryan has again been overlooked for selection in Fremantle's side for their pre-season game against Adelaide in Mandurah on Saturday, despite Alex Pearce and Brennan Cox being sidelined by calf concerns. Cox was not able to complete the Dockers…...
Time to blow the cap? Dockers discussing $7 million question
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (650+ words) Fremantle have made plenty of money in recent seasons and now they're in discussions about spending more than the AFL soft cap for their football department to increase their chances of premiership success....
Umpires to be given stats in historic Brownlow change
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (321+ words) Jake Santa Maria is a digital producer across The West Australian sport and PerthNow mastheads. He started as a late bloomer joining the Geraldton Guardian as the sport reporter in 2022 having worked in communications for local government. He moved across…...
At sixes - and sevens? Bryce closing in on Gaze’s MVP record
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (508+ words) Former Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton is within touching distance of Australian basketball icon Andrew Gaze after winning a historic sixth NBL MVP award. Cotton was voted as the NBL's best player for the third year in a row and…...
Flag or franchise? What Origin says about modern-day sport
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1538+ words) Last Saturday night, 58,141 people packed into Optus Stadium to watch Western Australia take on Victoria in the first AFL State of Origin match in more than a quarter of a century. Victoria won by 24 points, but the scoreboard only told…...
Bell reveals if he will apply to become WA Football’s boss
1+ week, 3+ day ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Gero junior softballers welcomed to WA duties by local star
1+ week, 3+ day ago (297+ words) Geraldton's list of state softball representatives continues to grow as Beau Watts and Dean Garland were presented with their WA uniforms last Sunday night ahead of the under-14 national championships Geraldton's list of State softball representatives continues to grow as…...
US guard brings vast overseas experience to Giants
1+ week, 3+ day ago (256+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Another key piece has been added to the Goldfields Giants" women"s roster for…...
Voges the ‘perfect’ man to lead white-ball turnaround
1+ week, 4+ day ago (420+ words) Glen has been the sports editor of The Sunday Times since September 2005. He has more than 30 years' experience in journalism. Launching his career as a cadet in Geelong in 1985, he has worked as a sports reporter at the Herald-Sun and…...