Cats crowned in MCG classic as finals heat up

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1. Vintage Dangerfield breaks Blue hearts in front of more than 96,000 at the MCG

   Vintage Dangerfield broke Carlton hearts in front of more than 96,000 at a packed MCG, with the Cats winning the elimination final and heading to Perth to take on the Dockers next weekend.

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2. Cats v Blues player ratings: From Geelong’s ‘Superman’, to those who had ‘horror’ nights for Carlton

   The fairytale had to end at some stage for the Blues, and it happened at the MCG as the finals-hardened Cats flexed their muscles right when they needed to most.

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3. ‘I feel like my life’s shot’: Alastair Clarkson’s first interview after his brutal North Melbourne sacking

   Four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson broke down on three occasions during his first interview since his brutal sacking from North Melbourne.

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4. A year after a deadly attack on two boys, Melbourne’s South Sudanese community remains in fear

   A year after a deadly attack on two boys, Melbourne's South Sudanese community remains in fear, with the victim's father saying the community is 'struggling a lot' as the Victorian government is yet to release a report delivered eight months ago by an expert group.

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5. Big tech’s power demands require true accountability

   When residents stopped high-voltage concrete poles in their tracks, they exposed a multi-tiered regulatory vacuum, raising an urgent question about who holds the power in our rush towards building data centres.

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