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  "id": 7475871,
  "title": "The Carlton trap door: Behind the Blues’ brutal list cull",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/the-carlton-trap-door-behind-the-blues-brutal-list-cull",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T05:05:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/the-carlton-trap-door-behind-the-blues-brutal-list-cull-20260915-p60xe7.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Carlton will not offer Adam Saad a contract for 2027, which brings their total player cull to 11. To put that list surgery in perspective, West Coast have made just four changes to their senior list thus far, while Essendon have made five.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "The Carlton trap door: Behind the Blues’ brutal list cull",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/the-carlton-trap-door-behind-the-blues-brutal-list-cull-7476139",
        "published": "2026-09-15T05:05:33.000Z"
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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."
}