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Fremantle Docker Matthew Johnson says pain of AFL grand final loss to Brisbane Lions will never go away

The West Australian Craig O'Donoghue

28 Sept 2026 19:00 AEST Summary

From the report

The pain of Fremantle’s grand final loss to Brisbane is still raw, but midfielder Matthew Johnson knows it will never go away and he’ll spend his life wondering what might have been.

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Indicators

Niral Score 2.9 mundaneloaded

None in this text. Words that carry a fact and quoted words are not counted.

away2final2grand2loss2never2pain2

Sentiment -0.4 hostilefavourable Sourcing 63 unattributednamed sources Mood 50 sorrowjoyful

5 read zero: political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious

Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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Measured on The West Australian’s report as filed, which is all we may publish of this one.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. ~~Struck through~~: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.

The West Australian Fremantle Docker Matthew Johnson says pain of AFL grand final loss to Brisbane Lions will never go away plain
SBS News Brisbane lions win AFL Grand Final in nail-biting finish against Fremantle Dockers plain
The West Australian Retiring Fremantle Dockers forward Sam Switkowski leads player tributes to club’s fans after grand final loss plain
The West Australian Fremantle Dockers players spotted at Irish pub Mons O’Shea after grand final loss to Brisbane plain
The West Australian How Fremantle Dockers could get younger in 2027 season after loss to Brisbane in grand final plain
The West Australian Fremantle Dockers players pay tribute to each other, fans after shattering grand final loss plain
The West Australian Fremantle Dockers can take hope from Brisbane Lions three-peat coming after ~~brutal~~ grand final loss 1 change

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by The West Australian. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
The West Australianas they published this story	2.9	0	63	-0.4	50
SBS News	13.3	10	1	0.1	57.5

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The same event elsewhere

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SBS News Brisbane lions win AFL Grand Final in nail-biting finish against Fremantle Dockers Niral 13.3 political 0 The West Australian Retiring Fremantle Dockers forward Sam Switkowski leads player tributes to club’s fans after grand final loss Niral 20.4 political 0 The West Australian Fremantle Dockers players spotted at Irish pub Mons O’Shea after grand final loss to Brisbane Niral 4.8 political 0 The West Australian How Fremantle Dockers could get younger in 2027 season after loss to Brisbane in grand final Niral 6.1 political 0 The West Australian Fremantle Dockers can take hope from Brisbane Lions three-peat coming after grand final loss Niral 36.9 political 0 The West Australian Fremantle Dockers players pay tribute to each other, fans after shattering grand final loss Niral 17.3 political 0