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773                    <img class=" js-faded-image fade-in-on-load object-fit-cover-picture__img" src="https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/16/ce5b37bd-35c0-4231-a0e6-81dca406e0a9/DEAN2.png?width=370&height=209" alt="DEAN2" >
774        </picture>
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776        </div>
777                    </div>
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781    
782                            <h3 class="o-media-pod__heading ">WBBL Signing: Third England Star to Melbourne</h3>
783
784
785                    <div class="o-media-pod__content-meta o-content-meta">
786                            <time class="published-ago o-content-meta__date js-datetime" datetime="2026-09-17T06:54:00Z">17 Sep 2026</time>
787
788                    </div>
789                    
790                </div>
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793
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795
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803    >
804
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809            <div class="o-media-pod__inner">
810
811
812                <header class="o-media-pod__header">
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819                    <img class=" js-faded-image fade-in-on-load object-fit-cover-picture__img" src="https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/14/f5867518-61f3-4bb1-8e33-18bf45049fe9/DG_AJ_DODO.png?width=370&height=209" alt="DG_AJ_DODO" >
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822        </div>
823                    </div>
824                </header>
825
826                <div class="o-media-pod__content">
827    
828                            <h3 class="o-media-pod__heading ">WBBL Signings: International duo return for the Stars</h3>
829
830
831                    <div class="o-media-pod__content-meta o-content-meta">
832                            <time class="published-ago o-content-meta__date js-datetime" datetime="2026-09-15T01:54:00Z">15 Sep 2026</time>
833
834                    </div>
835                    
836                </div>
837
838            </div>
839
840        </a>
841
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853            
854        >
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864                    <source class="" srcset="https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/13/7a769722-11f3-4803-83a7-b02db7833192/OvertonTwins_EDM-Header.jpg?width=370&height=209, https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/13/7a769722-11f3-4803-83a7-b02db7833192/OvertonTwins_EDM-Header.jpg?width=740&height=418 2x" media="(min-width: 1025px)">
865                    <img class=" js-faded-image fade-in-on-load object-fit-cover-picture__img" src="https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/13/7a769722-11f3-4803-83a7-b02db7833192/OvertonTwins_EDM-Header.jpg?width=370&height=209" alt="OvertonTwins_EDM-Header" >
866        </picture>
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868        </div>
869                    </div>
870                </header>
871
872                <div class="o-media-pod__content">
873    
874                            <h3 class="o-media-pod__heading ">BBL Signings: Stars create history landing Overton twins</h3>
875
876
877                    <div class="o-media-pod__content-meta o-content-meta">
878                            <time class="published-ago o-content-meta__date js-datetime" datetime="2026-09-13T23:23:00Z">13 Sep 2026</time>
879
880                    </div>
881                    
882                </div>
883
884            </div>
885
886        </a>
887
888    </article>
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895    >
896
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899            
900        >
901            <div class="o-media-pod__inner">
902
903
904                <header class="o-media-pod__header">
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911                    <img class=" js-faded-image fade-in-on-load object-fit-cover-picture__img" src="https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/09/efb36128-aa04-44e2-99f3-54d63df8276e/ALLEN_WEB.png?width=370&height=209" alt="ALLEN_WEB" >
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914        </div>
915                    </div>
916                </header>
917
918                <div class="o-media-pod__content">
919    
920                            <h3 class="o-media-pod__heading ">Finn's In: Stars land power-hitting international</h3>
921
922
923                    <div class="o-media-pod__content-meta o-content-meta">
924                            <time class="published-ago o-content-meta__date js-datetime" datetime="2026-09-10T06:53:00Z">10 Sep 2026</time>
925
926                    </div>
927                    
928                </div>
929
930            </div>
931
932        </a>
933
934    </article>
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941    >
942
943        <a 
944            href="/news/4573970/greenworks-extends-to-continue-powering-the-stars" class="o-media-pod__link" title="Greenworks extends to continue powering the Stars" 
945            
946        >
947            <div class="o-media-pod__inner">
948
949
950                <header class="o-media-pod__header">
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956                    <source class="" srcset="https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/09/3e6652eb-0281-4ea9-98b4-c55118ac77aa/DSC02025.jpg?width=370&height=209, https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/09/3e6652eb-0281-4ea9-98b4-c55118ac77aa/DSC02025.jpg?width=740&height=418 2x" media="(min-width: 1025px)">
957                    <img class=" js-faded-image fade-in-on-load object-fit-cover-picture__img" src="https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/09/3e6652eb-0281-4ea9-98b4-c55118ac77aa/DSC02025.jpg?width=370&height=209" alt="DSC02025" >
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960        </div>
961                    </div>
962                </header>
963
964                <div class="o-media-pod__content">
965    
966                            <h3 class="o-media-pod__heading ">Greenworks extends to continue powering the Stars</h3>
967
968
969                    <div class="o-media-pod__content-meta o-content-meta">
970                            <time class="published-ago o-content-meta__date js-datetime" datetime="2026-09-09T06:25:54Z">09 Sep 2026</time>
971
972                    </div>
973                    
974                </div>
975
976            </div>
977
978        </a>
979
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988
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994
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1003                    <img class=" js-faded-image fade-in-on-load object-fit-cover-picture__img" src="https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/03/29de090d-2071-477f-b500-c0ff9afd6111/MURPHY_WEB.png?width=370&height=209" alt="MURPHY_WEB" >
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1009
1010                <div class="o-media-pod__content">
1011    
1012                            <h3 class="o-media-pod__heading ">BBL Signing: Murphy to call the Stars home</h3>
1013
1014
1015                    <div class="o-media-pod__content-meta o-content-meta">
1016                            <time class="published-ago o-content-meta__date js-datetime" datetime="2026-09-03T12:56:00Z">03 Sep 2026</time>
1017
1018                    </div>
1019                    
1020                </div>
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1023
1024        </a>
1025
1026    </article>
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1029
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1032    <article class="o-media-pod o-media-pod--horizontal"
1033    >
1034
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1037            
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1040
1041
1042                <header class="o-media-pod__header">
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1049                    <img class=" js-faded-image fade-in-on-load object-fit-cover-picture__img" src="https://resources.melbourne-stars.pulselive.com/photo-resources/2026/09/03/3e81259e-9b72-4cab-828e-635ce25dd9c9/OEP_STARS.jpg?width=370&height=209" alt="OEP_STARS" >
1050        </picture>
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1052        </div>
1053                    </div>
1054                </header>
1055
1056                <div class="o-media-pod__content">
1057    
1058                            <h3 class="o-media-pod__heading ">The Crunch is Calling: Old El Paso™ joins the Melbourne Stars</h3>
1059
1060
1061                    <div class="o-media-pod__content-meta o-content-meta">
1062                            <time class="published-ago o-content-meta__date js-datetime" datetime="2026-09-03T05:26:04Z">03 Sep 2026</time>
1063
1064                    </div>
1065                    
1066                </div>
1067
1068            </div>
1069
1070        </a>
1071
1072    </article>
1073                            </li>
1074                </ul>
1075            </div>
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1077
1078    </div>
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