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Mission: ImprobableThe 10 most unlikely sporting comebacks

It’s not technically Mission Impossible just yet for West Coast, and fans can draw solace from some of history’s great sporting backs-to-the-wall efforts.

Glen Quartermain

‘Roos newcomerPremiumTonkin rediscovers her love of hockey

West Australian Shanea Tonkin’s elevation into the Hockeyroos squad for the first time was a product of hard work, innate skill and love.

Glen Quartermain

Love or loathePremiumThe biggest athletes behind sport’s great divide

They are the players we either love or loathe. And now exiled Eagle Jack Darling adds his name to the famous sporting icons who have polarised fans. See who else made the list.

Glen Quartermain

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All eyes on who is - rather than who isn’t - at Aus Open

COVID-19 has shifted the tectonic plates of sport with the force of a 9.5 magnitude quake. In its wake, the ground zero of fixturing.

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Olympic goldCommentsPremiumPerth rower leading the new age of oarsome

WA’s first rowing Olympic gold medallist Annabelle McIntyre is only just getting started.

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Tokyo successPremiumCleary’s sights set on Paris podium

WA’s Jack Cleary has described the moment he and his Australian teammates pushed for bronze at Tokyo. And now he’s got his sights set on a podium finish in Paris in 2024.

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Trading placesPremiumThe five biggest trades in footy history

What are the biggest trades of all time across the VFL, AFL and WAFL? We look at five that shook the football landscape.

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Heave ho!Dockers backed to defeat Roos

Fremantle were a unanimous choice with the West Australian’s tipsters to claim a fourth win of the AFL season when they take on North Melbourne at Optus Stadium.

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COVID to Mrs Hardwick: 2021’s biggest storylines

The 2020 AFL season was a 10,000-piece jigsaw with missing bits for players, administrators, broadcasters and fans. And 2021 isn’t likely to be easier. Glen Quartermain looks at 10 season shapers.

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Woods recoveryCommentsPremiumAthletes who have come back from the brink

Tiger Woods has clawed back from adversity more than once and there are some inspiring comeback stories he can draw hope from in his rehabilitation. Read them here.

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Tough boutCommentsPremiumThe Removalist’s next move is revealed

West Australian boxer Francis Chua will take on top-rated WA prospect Kazeem “The African Dream” Soyoye for the vacant WBA Oceania super featherweight title.

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Short turnaroundCommentsPremiumAll work, no play for McLaren-bound Ricciardo

The latest finish to a Formula 1 season in 57 years and Daniel Ricciardo’s switch from Renault to McLaren means the Duncraig rocket will spend his first Christmas away from home.

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Full circleCommentsPremiumRauf: Athletics goes back to the future post COVID-19

West Australian running coach Raf Baugh says the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a rethink of athletics place in the world of professional sport.

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Going the distanceCommentsPremiumWA staple helps Ramsden push for Tokyo

The 23.5km Mt Helena run is a favourite of WA middle-distance prince Matthew Ramsden, who has broken Herb Elliott’s long standing times for the 1500m and the mile over the past 16 months.

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Remarkable achievementCommentsPremiumMax’s Rhodes map for life away from the beach

City of Perth surf life saver Max Anderson-Loake has conquered the Indian and Pacific oceans. Now he is taking on the world with a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University.

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‘Secret herbs and spices’ trade compo must change

The AFL’s free agency compensation system is a bigger mess than when Colonel Sanders first mucked around in a Kentucky kitchen with his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices.

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Huge newsCommentsPremiumThe Judd-Kennedy trade: Why Eagles come out in front

Chris Judd’s announcement he was leaving West Coast sent a tidal wave of shock from the Indian to the Pacific Ocean in 2007.

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Controversial dealCommentsPremiumWhy Croad was the trade Freo had to make

Ex-Fremantle CEO Cameron Schwab says the controversial 2001 deal that sent Trent Croad and Luke McPharlin to Fremantle in exchange for picks one, 20 and 36 was a move the club had to make.

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Prestigious awardGlen Quartermain wins prestigious award for Polly yarn

The Sunday Times sports editor Glen Quartermain has snared one of the most prestigious prizes in football reporting after his ground-breaking story on Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer’s CTE diagnosis.

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BROWNLOW SHOCKVideoPremiumWoey admits he wishes he tied with West for 2000 Brownlow

Shane Woewodin gave himself no chance of winning the 2000 Brownlow Medal. What happened next was every kid’s dream - but he admits he wishes Scott West won it with him.

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Looming largeCommentsPremiumCollingwood captain a model of time and space

Standing in West Coast’s way tomorrow is Scott Pendlebury, a footballer with the attention to detail of Bobby Fischer and the balance and smarts of ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky.

Glen Quartermain

Duff and QuartersVideoDuff and Quarters: Freo’s favour to rival West Coast

West Coast will watch Fremantle’s final fixture of the 2020 season against the Western Bulldogs with serious interest as the result potentially decides their opponent for the first week of finals.

Josh Garlepp

Duff and QuartersVideoDuff and Quarters: Star Eagles need to play on

The West Australian’s chief footy writer Mark Duffield and The Sunday Times’ sports editor Glen Quartermain believe West Coast need to take their final fixture seriously for a crack at the top-four.

Josh Garlepp

New ballCommentsPremiumLilly getting into the swing of things

Aaron Lilly has the right surname to create headlines in the cricket world. Now he might have the ball to go with it.

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