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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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Delay DramaCotton’s citizenship delay cost the Wildcats stars

Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton will start the season as an import and that has now cost the Perth Wildcats Miles Plumlee’s services

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Lecca SightingTRAINING NOTES: Lecca returns, Cameron beefs up?

Mark LeCras makes an appearances, where will Oscar Allen play and what’s going on with Jarrod Cameron?

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Record brokenIndia enter history books as Aussie fortress falls

The world was a vastly different place when Australia last lost a Test match at the Gabba as India produce a famous victory today to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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Fixture RevealWildcats’ round three opponents revealed

Perth Wildcats will host South East Melbourne and New Zealand in round three of the NBL season.

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Shooting starThe shooting change that took Steindl to the top

Perth Wildcats star Clint Steindl credits his high school coach for turning him into one of the NBL’s best three-point shooters.

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Son of a gunFather-son combo & weird reason Gov missed training

TRAINING NOTES: Which son of a West Coast premiership hero made an appearance on the field during training today?

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Normality returnsRunning machine Gaff welcomes return of longer quarters

West Coast endurance king Andrew Gaff has welcomed the AFL’s return to 20 minute quarters and the reduction of interchanges, believing it will give the game’s strong runners an advantage.

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Season previewCan the Wildcats create history with NBL three-peat?

History is waiting for the Perth Wildcats this season but the type of history and whether it is positive or negative looms as the key question. Here’s a season preview.

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Unified plan needed for sport to keep rolling

How can we continue to expect players to live with major restrictions without giving them any rewards?

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Quarantine goalsWho you gonna call? Wildcats ready to bust NBL move

As cleaners more resembling Ghostbusters made sure the Wildcats’ practice court was COVID safe, Perth import John Mooney is doing his homework to help the NBL side start the season strong.

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