Hird 'precluded' from Bombers coach hunt

AFL journalist Damian Barrett says the Essendon coach criteria should have "precluded" James Hird from the process months before a decision was made.

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What happenedAFL journalist Damian Barrett says the Essendon coach criteria should have "precluded" James Hird from the process months before a decision was made.

What changedThe headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

WORDING GAP

0WORDING GAP

2 sources · 2 bias buckets · Low confidence

Mostly same. The outlets agree on the core event. The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.

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Aug 24, 11:40 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Aug 24, 11:40 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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The Sydney Morning Herald39m ago