{
  "id": 3138513,
  "title": "Hird 'precluded' from Bombers coach hunt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/hird-precluded-from-bombers-coach-hunt",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T23:40:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/hird-precluded-from-bombers-coach-hunt-20260825-p60r9l.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "AFL journalist Damian Barrett says the Essendon coach criteria should have \"precluded\" James Hird from the process months before a decision was made.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Hird 'precluded' from Bombers coach hunt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/hird-precluded-from-bombers-coach-hunt-3138887",
        "published": "2026-08-24T23:40:32.000Z"
      }
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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."
}