👤 Sam McClure

13 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
13
2026-09-04 – 2026-10-15
Claims per article
30
384 extracted in total
Hedged claims
4%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,036
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
92%
Politics
8%
Most-tagged topics
AFLCarltonGeelongKangaroosNorthNorth MelbourneAmbulance VictoriaBlues

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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
2026-10-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
Two Carlton players hospitalised after separate incidents
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
North Melbourne coaching job decided: Jaymie Graham appointed
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
Cats v Blues player ratings: From Geelong’s ‘Superman’, to those who had ‘horror’ nights for Carlton
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
North board approved mammoth Blakey offer amid police investigation
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
North Melbourne launch aggressive $12 million play for in-demand Blakey
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Cats v Blues player ratings: From Geelong’s ‘Superman’, to those who had ‘horror’ nights for Carlton
🔮 4/10 (3) Bailey Smith: Struggled to shake off a Cooper Lord tag early and would have been annoyed that his opponent kicked two goals. assertive
2026-09-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘It was a stitch-up’: Camberwell Golf Club dumps every woman from its board
🔮 “Golf will not advance while those in positions of leadership exert that influence to exclude the very people whose views and expertise the game’s continued growth depends upon.” assertive
2026-09-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Mason Cox couldn’t care less what people think of him. This is why
🔮 The champions of the 1990s and 2000s whose opinions still carry enormous weight in Australian football were not his childhood heroes. “He wouldn’t have grown up watching any of these people, or even knowing who they were,” Nolan said. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
And the winner is … Sam McClure! My grand final heartbreak
🔮 Halfway through the last quarter I would have voted for Dayne Zorko, but Will Ashcroft’s last five minutes were really something and I reckon he’s stiff not to have matched Dusty for three Norms. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Buckley pulls out of North Melbourne coach race
🔮 Two industry sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed to this masthead that Buckley had informed those involved in the process that he will not pursue the vacant position, ruling himself out of a return to senior coaching at Arden Street. Buckley was due to formally present to the coaching panel on Saturday, but told the club late last week that he would be removing himself from the process. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald
North Melbourne coaching job decided: Jaymie Graham appointed
🔮 Jaymie Graham will coach North Melbourne in 2027, after winning the race to fill the role vacated by Alastair Clarkson. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald
What are the Bombers still fighting for? It’s time to let Merrett go
🔮 They can spend another trade period arguing over precisely what a 31-year-old Merrett is worth, extracting every last drop from Hawthorn and telling the football world they will not be pushed around. 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
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
North board approved mammoth Blakey offer amid police investigation
🔮 The Kangaroos, when contacted by this masthead, declined to comment on how it would handle the trade in light of the police investigation. assertive
2026-10-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Two Carlton players hospitalised after separate incidents
🔮 The Blues will release a statement on Sunday after reports circulated in the morning that players had required emergency medical care and that recreational drugs had allegedly been involved. mixed
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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