{
  "id": 9712575,
  "title": "Kalyn Ponga wasn’t ready to lead the Knights in 2022. He is now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/kalyn-ponga-wasnt-ready-to-lead-the-knights-in-2022-he-is-now-9712575",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T05:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/kalyn-ponga-wasn-t-ready-to-lead-the-knights-in-2022-he-is-now-20260925-p61029.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kalyn Ponga was still working himself out as a person and footballer when first handed the Newcastle captaincy. This is how he became the leader of the NRL’s most unlikely resurrection.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Kalyn Ponga wasn’t ready to lead the Knights in 2022. He is now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/kalyn-ponga-wasnt-ready-to-lead-the-knights-in-2022-he-is-now",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:30:00.000Z"
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  },
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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."
}