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  "id": 5563497,
  "title": "Cats v Blues player ratings: The players who had ‘terrible’, ‘horror’ nights as the fairytale ends for Carlton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/cats-v-blues-player-ratings-the-players-who-had-terrible-horror",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T12:51:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/cats-v-blues-player-ratings-the-players-who-had-terrible-horror-nights-as-the-fairytale-ends-for-carlton-20260904-p60ulm.html?ref=rss"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "The fairytale had to end at some stage for the Blues, and it happened at the MCG in front of more than 96,000 fans as the finals-hardened Cats flexed their muscles right when they needed to most.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "Live: Cats face red-hot Blues in blockbuster MCG elimination final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/live-cats-face-red-hot-blues-in-blockbuster-mcg-elimination-final",
        "published": "2026-09-04T08:32:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "AFL Finals 2026 LIVE: Massive crowds flock to the MCG hours before the first bounce as Cats, Blues set for knockout blockbuster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/afl-finals-2026-live-massive-crowds-flock-to-the-mcg-hours-before-the",
        "published": "2026-09-04T08:49:24.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "AFL Finals 2026 LIVE: Massive crowds flock to the MCG hours before the first bounce as Cats, Blues set for knockout blockbuster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/afl-finals-2026-live-massive-crowds-flock-to-the-mcg-hours-before-the-5526204",
        "published": "2026-09-04T08:49:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}