{
  "id": 9257689,
  "title": "Umpire felt threatened by Hawks players’ abuse, reveals phone call with Barrass",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/umpire-felt-threatened-by-hawks-players-abuse-reveals-phone-call-with-9257689",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T02:57:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/umpire-felt-threatened-by-hawks-players-abuse-reveals-phone-call-with-barrass-20260923-p60ztm.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Umpire Hayden Meyer said he was taken aback when two Hawthorn players abused him post game as he was announced as one of the four grand final field umpires for Saturday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Umpire felt threatened by Hawks players’ abuse, reveals phone call with Barrass",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/umpire-felt-threatened-by-hawks-players-abuse-reveals-phone-call-with",
        "published": "2026-09-23T02:57:33.000Z"
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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."
}