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Proof: Lachie Neale free to play grand final after AFL Appeals Board overturns ban

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473aa7adf32c2de92ccacb1be6263f20f44f6a00ea994bcb241921c71f5f6f64

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-473aa7adf32c.json prints 473aa7adf32c2de92ccacb1be6263f20f44f6a00ea994bcb241921c71f5f6f64. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

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