👤 Michael Gleeson

18 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
18
2026-09-04 – 2026-10-15
Claims per article
32
570 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,230
characters
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
GeelongAFLHawthornSydneyBrisbaneCarltonCatsEssendon

Leaning

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1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.27 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
Cowan to be hit with two-match ban, Hayward to avoid suspension after house party
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
Wharfie Time must go the way of the power stance, the Batmobile and Meatloaf
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
Shai Bolton wins 2026 Norm Smith Medal
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
This woman just broke Australia’s marathon record – and was able to celebrate before she even crossed the line
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
‘Out on a high note’: Australian sprint great Rohan Browning retires
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
Why Lachie Neale should still play on grand final day
2 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘People might be sick of us, and they can be’: The Cats might just be getting started
🔮 Had they won, Carlton fans might argue their story is better. assertive
2026-09-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The Swans’ famous finals win that reclaimed their club
🔮 Maybe that is just the enjoyment of watching an underdog win. assertive
2026-09-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Why Lachie Neale should still play on grand final day
🔮 Neale might be glad of that given his very public personal matters this year. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Ben King makes it official: He wants to join Hawthorn
🔮 Hawthorn is hoping the Suns do not match the contract terms they have offered to the restricted free agent and in so doing would accept the free agency compensation pick for losing him; a pick which currently stands to be selection seven in the national draft. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Out on a high note’: Australian sprint great Rohan Browning retires
🔮 For a man who demanded attention whenever he set foot on the track, it was an irony that his biggest performances were in front of the smallest crowds. “I really wanted to go out on a high note, and after winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the relay, it was only going to go downhill from there,” Browning said. Rohan Browning career highlights - Commonwealth Games champion (Men’s 4x100m – 2026) - Four-time Australian champion (100m – 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025) - Two-time Olympian (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024) - Olympic semi-finalist in Tokyo when he ran 10.01-second 100m personal best - 9.41-second Australian 100 yards record (Sydney 2021) “The athlete in me still thinks that I could get back, run personal bests and compete at the highest level, but no athlete is ever going to be truly satisfied. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Swan makes free agency request to join Carlton
🔮 The AFL will confirm the suitable free agency compensation to be received during the trade and free agency period in October.” assertive
2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Not all games are equal. This radical idea for grand final punishments proves it
🔮 The most commonly uttered words in football this week related to Lachie Neale, which is quite a feat given Hawthorn, abuse and umpires would top any Google News search. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Wharfie Time must go the way of the power stance, the Batmobile and Meatloaf
🔮 There will be Fremantle fans – and players – who in years to come will hear the first bars of Hells Bells at a party, or walking the aisles of Bunnings, and they will be like the punch drunk boxer who hears a tram’s bell ring and starts shadowboxing. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Viney flies west to visit Eagles’ nest, Bombers also in the market
🔮 Melbourne veteran Jack Viney will fly to Perth on Tuesday to tour West Coast’s facilities as he plots a move away from the Demons. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Saints set hefty price for Marshall as Hawk weighs up Suns interest
🔮 The Saints have not nominated a player they would like to pair with the pick for Marshall, having earlier made a failed bid for Lawson Humphries. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Merrett has become a Hawk. This is how they are likely to land King next
🔮 Merrett will move to Hawthorn in exchange for picks 15 and 25 in this year’s draft and a future second-round draft pick. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The real reason behind St Kilda’s steep asking price for Marshall
🔮 Twelve months ago, St Kilda rejected Geelong’s overtures for Marshall and never stated what would persuade them to change their minds. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Nick Blakey to meet with Cats in trade bombshell
🔮 Nick Blakey will meet with Geelong as soon as Thursday as he explores a potential move to the Cats amid the rancorous fallout from the Pullman Hotel scandal. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald
North Melbourne launch aggressive $12 million play for in-demand Blakey
🔮 North, where Nick’s father John won two premierships back in the 1990s, are better positioned than the Suns both in draft capital and salary cap space, but the Suns, should they continue their pursuit, will likely have pick seven from the compensation of losing star forward Ben King to Hawthorn, plus the money saved from King’s exit. assertive
2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald
This woman just broke Australia’s marathon record – and was able to celebrate before she even crossed the line
🔮 I feel a sense of relief because it’s something I really felt I could achieve and it’s been on my mind the past couple of years. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Cowan to be hit with two-match ban, Hayward to avoid suspension after house party
🔮 Carlton’s Lachie Cowan will be banned for two matches next season but teammate Will Hayward will escape AFL punishment after the pair were hospitalised after a house party on Sunday. assertive
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