{
  "id": 16718411,
  "title": "AFL abandons Opening Round for season 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/afl-abandons-opening-round-for-season-2027",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T05:59:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-27/afl-abandons-opening-round-for-2027/107315040"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The AFL abandons the Opening Round after two years, returning to a season start with all 18 teams in action.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}