Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
61/100
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16
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Immortality awaits.
asserted
Immortality → await → ?
One more win and Docker history will be achieved.
asserted
history → achieve → ?
But if not for the left boot of Hayden Young, the dream may already be shattered.
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dream → shatter → Young
Down by 27 points when the three-quarter time siren sounded, Young with ball in hand.
asserted
siren → sound → hand
All 45,129 pairs of eyes at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and a nation of footy fans, were glued to the kick.
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pairs → glue → kick
Fremantle’s season was on life support, until the 25 year-old reminded everyone why he’s considered the Dockers best ball user, sending the ball high into the Sydney sky, piercing through the big sticks from the junction of the 50m arc and boundary.
asserted
he → remind → arc
As Fremantle’s road to the premiership was fast approaching a dead end, Young got the journey back on track.
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Young → approach → track
And just as impressive as his precise, long-range bomb, was the stare-down dished out to the local fans offering plenty of advice.
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down → dish → advice
It signalled the Dockers intent and was the fire starter Fremantle desperately needed.
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Fremantle → signal → intent
It prompted a change in approach, playing with freedom, courage and belief, no fear of failure, ultimately delivering the most memorable of final quarters imaginable.
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It → prompt → quarters
The comeback was the Dockers largest three-quarter time deficit - and on preliminary final night where there’s nowhere to hide, it speaks volumes of the make-up of this group.
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it → ’ → group
They’ve stared down defeat on multiple occasions during this series after being embarrassed by the Hawks in the qualifying final.
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They → star → final
They’ve only won three out of a possible 12 quarters in September.
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They → win → September
But when the games have been slipping away, as it was on Friday night, Fremantle’s biggest stars shine brightest.
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stars → slip → night
Alongside Young, Shai Bolton, Caleb Serong, Luke Jackson and Andy Brayshaw all had either huge final terms, or were involved in decisive moments.
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Bolton → have → moments
All are A-graders, all identified by the club as players they desperately wanted.
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they → identify → players
Young, Serong and Brayshaw are top-10 picks while Fremantle parted ways with a swag of first-round selections to secure Bolton and Jackson when returning to WA.
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Fremantle → part → WA
Those five players have been a major part of Fremantle’s rise to the top of the table, clinching the minor premiership and now earning a shot at the one they want most.
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they → clinch → one
Should the Dockers be crowned champions, it would be arguably the purest of premierships.
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it → crown → premierships
It’s been built of going to the draft, trading and developing from within.
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It → build → within
On Saturday, Fremantle get their second crack at a drought-breaking flag.
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Fremantle → get → flag
To do so, they’ll have to defeat a mighty Brisbane outfit who are chasing a third consecutive triumph in their fourth-straight Grand Final.
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who → do → Final
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