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All rights reserved.</copyright><generator>aus_sport_61</generator><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Legal big gun to help Blues</title><link>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/man-who-helped-justin-hodges-beat-ban-is-in-grahams-corner/story-fnca0von-1227907464140?from=public_rss</link><guid>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/man-who-helped-justin-hodges-beat-ban-is-in-grahams-corner/story-fnca0von-1227907464140</guid><description><![CDATA[The man who helped Justin Hodges escape a charge before last year&#8217;s grand final will try to save Wade Graham.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/man-who-helped-justin-hodges-beat-ban-is-in-grahams-corner/story-fnca0von-1227907464140?from=public_rss">Margie McDonald, Brent Read</source><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="14055" 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