Paddy Sweeney
Paddy Sweeney is a Nine News Perth sports presenter and journalist.
Opinion
West Coast Eagles
Eagles’ third straight home defeat was not far off peak embarrassment
With the return of the club champion and the rising star this was meant to be the best version of West Coast in 2024. What eventuated was so far from it.
- by Paddy Sweeney
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Fremantle Dockers
Season over? Fears Dockers captain Alex Pearce suffered multiple fractures of arm
Pearce is a major reason for the Dockers’ resurgence up the ladder and push for a finals return, playing all 14 games this year.
- by Paddy Sweeney
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AFL 2024
The midfielder stat where Fremantle is falling short
The Dockers’ performance on Sunday was a strong response to the previous round’s thrashing, but their midfield needs to lift in this one area if they want to compete against top-of-the-ladder Sydney this week.
- by Paddy Sweeney
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Fremantle Dockers
Beware the wounded dog: Why didn’t Freo tag ‘The Bont’?
He’s been deemed best on ground in four of the last six clashes with the Dockers, and carved up 30 disposals and three goals at the weekend. So why didn’t Fremantle tag Marcus Bontempelli?
- by Paddy Sweeney
Opinion
AFL 2024
Yeo’s holding the ball call not to blame for West Coast’s wasted opportunity
Contest and conversion. Win both and you’re sitting pretty. Win the first, lose the second, and you may get by. Lose the first and the second becomes vitally important. Lose both and you’re damned.
- by Paddy Sweeney
Opinion
AFL 2024
The Dockers’ ‘Deemolition’ and why a ‘re-think’ is required for the Rising Star gong
The Dockers’ utter domination of Melbourne shapes as a sliding doors moment in both teams’ seasons.
- by Paddy Sweeney
Opinion
AFL 2024
West Coast’s away game curse; Handball happy Dockers need to find the boot
The current version of the Eagles can more appropriately be referred to as FIFO footballers: one-week on, one-week off. Meanwhile, the Dockers are handballing more than any other club in the league.
- by Paddy Sweeney
Opinion
AFL 2024
The Dockers are doing so much right, so why isn’t it reflected on the scoreboard?
A surprise victory against a top-eight team, and set shot jitters: How WA’s teams performed in the AFL this round.
- by Paddy Sweeney
Opinion
AFL 2024
Saving flyin’ Ryan: High-stakes Eagles mission where failure is not an option
Liam Ryan is no longer the Liam Ryan we’ve come to know and expect since bursting onto the scene in the Eagles’ 2018 premiership year.
- by Paddy Sweeney
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AFL 2024
‘Prodigious talent’: Former Dockers and Giants player Cam McCarthy dies
Former teammates of Fremantle and GWS player Cam McCarthy will play with heavy hearts this weekend as they mourn the tragic death of the key forward at the age of 29.
- by Peter Ryan and Paddy Sweeney
Opinion
AFL 2024
Why West Coast’s win was Waterman’s watershed moment
There was plenty to like about the Eagles’ first win of the season on Sunday, but the performance from a 25-year-old in his eighth season on the list stood out most.
- by Paddy Sweeney
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