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  "id": 8167962,
  "title": "How the NRL's most underrated player explains the Knights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/how-the-nrls-most-underrated-player-explains-the-knights-8167962",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-09-18T03:30:25.000Z",
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  "summary": "After a breakout season, Newcastle lock Mat Croker has proven himself the most underrated player in the NRL and is at the heart of the Knights' rise from wooden spooners to semifinalists.",
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        "title": "How the NRL's most underrated player explains the Knights",
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