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  "id": 9453716,
  "title": "Inside the mind of an AFL finals umpire when everyone else is losing theirs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/inside-the-mind-of-an-afl-finals-umpire-when-everyone-else-is-losing-9453716",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/inside-the-mind-of-an-afl-finals-umpire-when-everyone-else-is-losing-theirs-20260924-p60zr1.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Players will try to con them. They will be yelled at, and might even have things thrown at them. But the four field umpires picked for Saturday’s grand final will come back to three things - courage, judgment and process.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Inside the mind of an AFL finals umpire when everyone else is losing theirs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/inside-the-mind-of-an-afl-finals-umpire-when-everyone-else-is-losing",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}