{
  "id": 6267521,
  "title": "Essendon asked the AFL for help. It won’t be in the form of early draft picks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/essendon-asked-the-afl-for-help-it-wont-be-in-the-form-of-early-draft-6267521",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:58:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/essendon-asked-the-afl-for-help-it-won-t-be-in-the-form-of-early-draft-picks-20260908-p60vaw.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Essendon’s assistance package is unlikely to match that of West Coast or North Melbourne as the AFL takes its player-movement rules into account.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Essendon asked the AFL for help. It won’t be in the form of early draft picks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/essendon-asked-the-afl-for-help-it-wont-be-in-the-form-of-early-draft",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:58:33.000Z"
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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."
}