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Aussie captain relishes 'special' chance 'to take time to be a dad'

As Nathan Power looks to lead the Australian Sharks at the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup Finals in Sydney this week, the 33-year-old reflects on how fatherhood has changed his outlook, and how valuable his six-month paternity leave is.

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Elbows and fists flying around as if the combatants were half-submerged within a flooded UFC cage.

So it is somewhat incongruous, then, to see Australian Sharks captain Nathan Power sitting on the side of the Griffith University pool on the Gold Coast with his son, Sebastian in his arms, feeding him a bottle.

Power, 33, will lead the Australian men's water polo team at the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup event in Sydney this week, with the Sharks taking on reigning world champions Spain on Thursday.

He is also on six months of parental leave from his role as a manager with KPMG, giving him valuable time to be a dad as well as skippering his nation.

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Origin wording grade

Grade A reflects 8/100 framing risk from editorial voice; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

A 8/100 risk

Confidence: 80%
Format: straight news
Findings: 2
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate. unknown (0, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

Evidence behind the grade

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

Nathan Power has competing priorities now. (Supplied: Water Polo Australia) "I think, obviously parenthood becomes that key identity that you have and you see yourself as," he said.

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

"Obviously, as we move towards Brisbane, this is one of those good examples of something which can hopefully lead to more of these events occurring as well."

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

Useful context, not penalties

Attributed claims Attribution helps readers distinguish a source's claim from the article narrator's own assertion.
Attributed framing cues Attributed or quoted cues remain visible, but their score contribution is reduced to avoid assigning a speaker's wording to the reporter.

What this grade does and does not mean

This grade evaluates wording and reader-steering cues, not factual accuracy.
The outlet's general profile is separate context and does not affect this article grade.
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