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Live: Roosters and Broncos back at it in another NRLW grand final

ABC News Jon Healy and Simon Smale

4 Oct 2026 14:21 AEDT Live blog A running feed, still being written. Summary

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ABC News Live: Roosters and Broncos back at it in another NRLW grand final plain
The Guardian Australia (Sport) NRL 2026 grand final: where the Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights decider will be won and lost | Angus Fontaine plain
Brisbane Times NRL grand final 2026 LIVE updates: Newcastle Knights look to claim first premiership in 25 years against the Sydney Roosters; Broncos face off against Roosters in NRLW final plain
The Guardian Australia (Sport) NRLW grand final 2026: Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos – live plain

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How it is written

Niral Score 12.1 · mostly calm mundaneloaded

10 more readings adjectives, repeated words, sentiment, mood and 6 at zero

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final4grand4live4day3already2another2below2coverage2decider2men2seasons2second2

Sentiment +0.3 hostilefavourable Mood 66.3 sorrowjoyful

6 read zero: political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious, sourcing

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 Sourcing 0 unattributednamed sources

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Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
ABC Newsas they published this story	12.1	4	0	0.3	66.3
The Guardian Australia (Sport)	23.9	17	0	0.4	30
The Guardian Australia (Sport)	14.8	6	1	-0.0	51.8

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The same event elsewhere

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The Guardian Australia (Sport) NRL 2026 grand final: where the Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights decider will be won and lost | Angus Fontaine Niral 23.9 · mostly calm political 0 Brisbane Times NRL grand final 2026 LIVE updates: Newcastle Knights look to claim first premiership in 25 years against the Sydney Roosters; Broncos face off against Roosters in NRLW final Niral 6.9 · calm political 0 The Age NRL grand final 2026 LIVE updates: Newcastle Knights look to claim first premiership in 25 years against the Sydney Roosters; Broncos face off against Roosters in NRLW final Niral 6.9 · calm political 0 WAtoday NRL grand final 2026 LIVE updates: Newcastle Knights look to claim first premiership in 25 years against the Sydney Roosters; Broncos face off against Roosters in NRLW final Niral 6.9 · calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald NRL grand final 2026 LIVE updates: Newcastle Knights look to claim first premiership in 25 years against the Sydney Roosters; Broncos face off against Roosters in NRLW final Niral 6.9 · calm political 0 The Guardian Australia (Sport) NRLW grand final 2026: Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos – live Niral 14.8 · mostly calm political 0