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  "id": 16547138,
  "title": "Gawn backs Melbourne’s ‘brutal’ call on Viney as his own contract call looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/gawn-backs-melbournes-brutal-call-on-viney-as-his-own-contract-call",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:59:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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  "summary": "Melbourne captain and all-time great Max Gawn has seen a number of his premiership teammates nudged out the door in the past two seasons. He now understands the rationale behind those moves.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/voters-call-for-new-roads-in-booming-melbourne-suburb-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:29:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Gawn backs Melbourne’s ‘brutal’ call on Viney as his own contract call looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/gawn-backs-melbournes-brutal-call-on-viney-as-his-own-contract-call-16547547",
        "published": "2026-10-26T01:59:21.000Z"
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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."
}