{"id":146204,"date":"2025-09-16T00:54:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/146204\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T00:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:54:07","slug":"nigh-on-impossible-for-merrett-to-stay-bombers-great-the-canberra-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/146204\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Nigh on impossible&#039; for Merrett to stay: Bombers great &#8211; The Canberra Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiogFBVV95cUxQamR1aVgwZ0FIZV9DOXJ0Z2FhN2twN2pVLW5ya28wejA0TXNrRjhVOTlmb0xOY21lcjBESHJnYkpyME1nUFdVeklfUkY3QmtXOGpjd1lMZnc0ay1XNmxJaHdKaXJaNFk0MVhTeTU5d1IyUkRHMThhbzBHRVVqTVZzRXJZeDR6dTBNYVFqQ3BfWGFYRFlpZXRzakpPVWhNR0s5d2c?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;Nigh on impossible&#8217; for Merrett to stay: Bombers great<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Canberra Times<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiygFBVV95cUxNNV9ZNmQwa1VjNzl3VXo2YVBxOVg2NlI2SWV1YXhwWWtvV2t3ZVdTa19DLUR1TkF4NnZ6bVdUVG9CYWM4clpCU0V0R3RDbm5Dc00xcTFuMG8tMExnZ05ZbWtvSUJHZDhlQ2dOZGRkWlJ4OGFBdW5hWXNqN0I3XzVIVm12aTBFcWwwbHJsZUp1ZmVXQjc4ME92bnZOVWRxVWduLTY4NTZBM01sb09SLU9PcC14S043a2hHRm5QaFQ5RWxyOVU3bFphbm93?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LISTEN: Merrett &#8216;beyond the point of no return&#8217;, Lion compared to Luke Hodge<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;afl.com.au<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018Hard to deal with\u2019: Twist in Merrett trade saga as \u2018big\u2019 move for Pies veteran revealed \u2014 Whispers<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;fox sports<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMilgFBVV95cUxNeS12UDRpTE5jTW9wUzVIeDI2NU1BMENwbWhHdEdfLW9PaFFhamNFNXpPeFJUUjRGNFVXTWdSYjZiV2JLUkdhM3IwR3hUNm04cVhMeW5CRHhpOVNPMGZRRG94UWctV2VfcUdRdm04SUZUZm9hbGVPczZwTDZZMUJZMEFGVWpnTzNEdDRBZlN4UUVjT2otdkE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hawks star comments on club\u2019s pursuit of Merrett<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;SEN<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zach Merrett set to consider handing in captaincy to \u2018force\u2019 trade away from Essendon<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;7NEWS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;Nigh on impossible&#8217; 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