👤 Scott Spits

7 articles tracked

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Articles
7
2026-08-25 – 2026-09-29
Claims per article
24
168 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,715
characters · 1 tagged analysis
Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Sports
100%
Most-tagged topics
AFLAFLWCollingwoodDockersMelbourneAFLPAAdelaideAge

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2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
Brownlow Medal 2026 LIVE updates: Nick Daicos, Marcus Bontempelli and Bailey Smith frontrunners to take out league’s best and fairest
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
‘Are you better off without these players?’ Legend’s question of besieged Swans after season ends in heartbreak
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
The big intrigue that’s looming for Brownlow night
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
Dockers v Hawks player ratings: From a skipper’s career night, to the gun forwards who disappeared
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
New Devil dodges draft: Tasmania’s homegrown hope commits to Apple Isle club
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
‘Not eliciting that duty of care’: AFLW player hit with three-game ban for jaw-breaking bump
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald
AFL LIVE: Gawn hopes for a ninth All-Australian jumper, Butters is sitting at a suitor’s table
🔮 He has just been announced as the winner of the Robert Rose most courageous award, beating home Zak Butters and Brayden Maynard. assertive
2026-09-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Dockers v Hawks player ratings: From a skipper’s career night, to the gun forwards who disappeared
🔮 It loomed as a good, old-fashioned “danger game” for the Dockers, who finished clear on top of the ladder, but no one could have predicted just how thoroughly they’d be outplayed by Sam Mitchell’s men in their qualifying final at Optus Stadium. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The big intrigue that’s looming for Brownlow night
🔮 Those are the words you will almost certainly hear on Monday night. assertive
2026-09-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Are you better off without these players?’ Legend’s question of besieged Swans after season ends in heartbreak
🔮 Football legend Leigh Matthews doubts Sydney will face a list upheaval following the Pullman hotel saga, declaring the time that has elapsed since the events of last month “will make the initial anguish fade”. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Brownlow Medal 2026 LIVE updates: Nick Daicos, Marcus Bontempelli and Bailey Smith frontrunners to take out league’s best and fairest
🔮 Behind expected Brownlow Medal winner Nick Daicos, Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli is set to share a slice of history. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald
New Devil dodges draft: Tasmania’s homegrown hope commits to Apple Isle club
🔮 With their first AFL game only about a year-and-a-half away, the Devils have signed a key group of underage players – teenagers who will forever be remembered as the initial signings of the AFL’s 19th club. assertive
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