Brendan Foster
Brendan Foster is a Fremantle local, former Fairfax journalist and communication professional, with work published in Guardian Australia, The New York Daily, The New York Times, Crikey, WAtoday, News.com.au, The Irish Times and The Sunday Times.
Opinion
West Coast Eagles
Adam Simpson might want to update his LinkedIn as Eagles’ losses mount
If the Eagles are still sitting on three wins and get towelled up by Geelong in their last game for the season, surely Simpson won’t survive the chop this time.
- by Brendan Foster
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Opinion
Pets
What in our cultural playbook covers the crushing death of a pet?
He chewed, he snored, he smelled, but his devotion to us never ceased. Nor ours to him, which is why our heartache is only just beginning.
- by Brendan Foster
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Cars
COVID’s over, but used-car dealers still have Perth by the wheel nuts
During the pandemic new car supply dried up, borders slammed shut, driving in WA was our only holiday choice and dealers knew it. So how are things looking now?
- by Brendan Foster
Opinion
AFL 2024
Harley hype is real – but he’s not the only reason West Coast won
Prized recruit Harley Reid has brought an undeniable swagger and class to West Coast but it’s absurd to suggest he’s the only cause of the club’s resurgence.
- by Brendan Foster
Opinion
Working smarter
Call of the wild: How a four-day work week has changed my life
It’s not all Bloody Marys at 11am, but slowly the anxiety about my finances dissipated, to be replaced by CDs, visiting birds and chirpy chats with neighbours.
- by Brendan Foster
Opinion
West Coast Eagles
Mesmerising to witness: How Nic Naitanui changed the game forever
Remember his first goal against Hawthorn in 2009, in a torrential downpour with the game on the line? We didn’t know then, but he was going to be a champion.
- by Brendan Foster
Opinion
West Coast Eagles
A deserving sacrifice? Maybe not, but Simpson looks to be first off the cliff at West Coast
It would be reckless and foolish to solely blame West Coast Eagles coach Adam Simpson for the club’s woeful form of late. But he might still cop it in the neck.
- by Brendan Foster
‘I have two kidneys, but I only have one sister’: Perth woman given life-saving gift
Mel never had a moment’s doubt. “Of course, you would do it for someone you love. I don’t want my sister to die. That is the reality.”
- by Brendan Foster
Opinion
AFL grand final
As an Eagles tragic, this hurts – but I think Freo will win the flag
No one is happier than me when the Dockers lose, so this is excruciating to say – but there are many factors this year that can combine to win them the flag.
- by Brendan Foster
Opinion
Bali
No need for the Viagra: Rekindling our love affair with Bali
COVID-19 has left Bali battered and bruised, but the return of Western Australians is helping the tourist mecca to make a comeback.
- by Brendan Foster
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Coronavirus pandemic
Think Omicron’s just a mild cold? Think again
Be dismissive about Omicron at your peril, says this Fremantle man, who just witnessed his (vaccinated) youngest son become violently and frighteningly ill.
- by Brendan Foster