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The Sydney Morning Herald
· collected 2026-10-03 · by Billie Eder, Frances Howe
A local church in Newcastle has displayed a message board expressing support for the Newcastle Knights ahead of their NRL grand final match against the Sydney Roosters. The city is buzzing with excitement as fans line streets to wave off the team, but this enthusiasm was marred by a tragic incident where a teenage driver lost control of his car near the church, injuring ten people including a critically injured five-year-old girl. Photographer Sitthixay Ditthavong documented the scene and the article provides a detailed schedule for the day's events, which includes state championships, NRLW grand final, and the main NRL grand final match.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-03,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In 2026, ahead of the NRL Grand Final, Newcastle was buzzing with excitement as fans lined streets to cheer on the Newcastle Knights. Photographer Sitthixay Ditthavong captured messages from local churches supporting the team, including one described as "divine." However, a tragic incident occurred when a teenage P-plate driver lost control of his car and crashed into a crowd waiting for the Knights' coach in Newcastle, leaving a five-year-old girl fighting for her life and nine others injured. This event overshadowed the enthusiasm as fans and emergency services responded quickly to provide aid.
Written for “NRL Grand Final Updates” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
Sydney Morning Herald photographer Sitthixay Ditthavong is on the ground in Newcastle this morning, where he spotted this message board from a local church.
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he → spot → church
As my colleague Frances Howe said: “It’s divine”.
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It → say → ?
Sydney Morning Herald photographer Sitthixay Ditthavong is on the ground in Newcastle this morning, where he spotted this message board from a local church.
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he → spot → church
As my colleague Frances Howe said: “It’s divine”.
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It → say → ?
The excitement was building, and everyone seemed swept up in NRL grand final fever.
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everyone → build → fever
Families stood on nature strips.
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Families → stand → strips
Kids wore red, white and blue jerseys and waved hand-made signs.
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Kids → wear → signs
Car horns blared.
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horns → blare → ?
Chairs were lined up along the road, waiting for a glimpse of the Knights’ coach as it made its way to Sydney with the players and the hopes of an entire city on board.
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it → line → board
In case you missed the tragic incident in Newcastle yesterday, here’s what happened.
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what → miss → Newcastle
A five-year-old girl was left fighting for her life and nine others were injured when a teenage P-plate driver allegedly lost control of his car and careered into jubilant crowds lining a Newcastle street to wave the Knights off to the NRL grand final.
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driver → leave → final
One of the injured, Chris Clancy, said the car appeared to speed up as it went through a roundabout, and then lost control on the wet road.
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it → injure → road
“No-one had time to move,” he said.
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he → have → time
“I thought I was going to die, it happened so fast.”
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it → think → ?
Fans at the crash site rushed to provide first aid as emergency crews rushed to the scene and word of the collision spread through the tens of thousands of excited fans waiting for a glimpse of their team.
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word → rush → team
The team’s bus, which had not yet departed when the crash occurred, was rerouted, and players were informed.
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players → depart → ?
It’s been 31 long weeks (not including pre-season), but by 10pm tonight the 2026 NRL season will have finally come to an end.
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season → include → end
Billie Eder here to take you through the day, which includes the state championships, NRLW and NRL grand final.
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which → take → championships
We will be bringing you timings on those, updates on traffic and public transport, live coverage of all three matches, along with updates from the tragedy in Newcastle yesterday.
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We → bring → Newcastle
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