‘Pretty brutal’: Cricket legend Kim Hughes reveals alcohol battle
Former Australian cricket captain Kim Hughes has revealed publicly for the first time his struggles with alcohol and how he was ‘going down the wrong path’.
- by David Prestipino
Latest
Lager goes from Pipe Dream to the real deal for WA brewer
Great lagers can be bloody tough to brew, and even tougher to find in a crowded craft beer market.
- by David Prestipino
Nomad life begins for WA teams as Perth faces a month without home AFL games
Fremantle has begun a nomadic stint on the road while West Coast is also preparing for an extended stay away from Perth as the AFL juggles the fixture to maximise the profits of its 18 clubs.
- by David Prestipino
Bouncing back in style: Eagles dominate Western Derby with a difference
It shaped as a derby with a difference and proved to be after a crowd ban at Optus Stadium, but on the field a dominant West Coast cruised to a 59-point win and 11 straight over Fremantle.
- by David Prestipino
Fans locked out from Western Derby to cost Eagles an estimated seven figures
Fans who bought tickets will receive refunds from Ticketmaster, but the West Coast Eagles won’t be so lucky as its home game was already down $500,000 due to restrictions.
- by David Prestipino
Analysis
The critical stats: How the Western Derby will be won
On form and paper, not much separates the fierce cross-town rivals in Sunday’s Western Derby, but bragging rights and four points could well come down to these factors.
- by David Prestipino
Humble Eagles hero Hurn at his greatest on the big stage
Eagles premiership captain Shannon Hurn has overcome a calf injury and will suit up to break Dean Cox’s games record in Sunday’s western derby at Optus Stadium.
- by David Prestipino
Analysis
Changing of the guard looms if Dockers end Western Derby losing streak
The last time the Dockers got the four points against their cross-town rivals, Tony Abbott was PM, Barack Obama US president and coronavirus was just a nasty hangover from too many Mexican beers.
- by David Prestipino
Mundy finally gets his moment in the east coast sun
David Mundy was the main man on Fox Footy’s AFL 360 on Thursday night and revealed he was only still playing because he believed Fremantle was close to a premiership.
- by David Prestipino
Woman charged for twice refusing to wear a face mask in Perth CBD
WA Police have charged a 56-year-old woman after she allegedly refused to wear a face mask twice in three days.
- by David Prestipino
Perth inner-city retail mix should be decided by consumers: Basil Zempilas
Getting the right retail mix at Perth’s string of high-profile CBD shopping precincts should be determined by consumers and vendors as high-end businesses continue to be poached with free rent and fit-outs.
- by David Prestipino