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  "id": 2740811,
  "title": "Merrett kicked what could have been the winning goal. But finishing 18th might be Essendon’s biggest reward",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/merrett-kicked-what-could-have-been-the-winning-goal-but-finishing-2740811",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T06:56:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/decision-time-for-essendon-bombers-after-sealing-first-wooden-spoon-in-a-decade-20260823-p60qqu.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "The Bombers’ loss on Sunday means they won only two of 23 matches in a year they sacked former coach Brad Scott. Now, they face some important calls.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Merrett kicked what could have been the winning goal. But finishing 18th might be Essendon’s biggest reward",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/merrett-kicked-what-could-have-been-the-winning-goal-but-finishing",
        "published": "2026-08-23T06:56:53.000Z"
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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."
}