{
  "id": 10198100,
  "title": "Tearful Johns praises fans for helping Knights end grand final drought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/tearful-johns-praises-fans-for-helping-knights-end-grand-final-drought-10198100",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T10:40:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
    "slug": "abc-news",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-27/matty-johns-newcastle-knights-reach-nrl-grand-final/107201578"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Matty Johns became emotional while praising the Newcastle Knights and their fans after the team's preliminary final win over Penrith. The Knights secured a spot in the NRL grand final for the first time in 25 years.\n\nThe team played with 12 men for more than half the game after Phoenix Crossland was sent off. Despite being down, they defended well against Penrith and scored three second-half tries to progress to the grand final.\n\nThe Knights will face the Roosters in the NRL grand final on Sunday, October 4, at 7:30pm AEDT, according to ABC News AU.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Tearful Johns praises fans for helping Knights end grand final drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/tearful-johns-praises-fans-for-helping-knights-end-grand-final-drought",
        "published": "2026-09-27T10:40:19.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}