{
  "id": 6185497,
  "title": "Erin Phillips and Bruce McAvaney given SANFL's highest honour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/erin-phillips-and-bruce-mcavaney-given-sanfls-highest-honour",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T22:44:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/phillips-and-mcavaney-given-sanfl-highest-honour/107127180"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The South Australian Football League (SANFL) has honored four exceptional individuals with its highest honor: Erin Phillips, Bruce McAvaney, Neil Button, and Tony Burgan. Erin Phillips, a former Port Adelaide and Adelaide Crows player, becomes the first woman inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame. The Magarey Medal for the best and fairest player was won by Nik Rokahr of Norwood, who recorded one of the highest vote tallies in the medal's history. McAvaney, an AFL commentator for over four decades, shared his awe at reaching such a milestone in his career.",
  "summary": "Erin Phillips and Bruce McAvaney have been inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the Adelaide Oval.",
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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."
}