15 Facts About Alex Neal-Bullen

Alex Neal-Bullen was born on 9 January 1996 and is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Alex Neal-Bullen played top-level football early when he played senior football for the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League at eighteen years of age, in addition to representing South Australia at the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships.

Alex Neal-Bullen was recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with pick 40 of the 2014 AFL draft and he made his AFL debut during the 2015 season.

Alex Neal-Bullen was born into a sporting family, where his grandma, Cheryl Neal, became the first female jockey in history to win a race in Melbourne against men, achieved in 1979.

Alex Neal-Bullen's career ended prematurely after a fall which left her in a coma for eight months and paraplegic from the waist down; his grandmother's disability was one of the reasons behind Neal-Bullen deciding to study education and disability at Flinders University during 2014.

Alex Neal-Bullen played his junior career with Mitchell Park Football Club and the Glenelg Football Club and played nine games with the South Australian National Football League senior team in 2014.

Alex Neal-Bullen achieved state selection for South Australia in the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships and played in the winning grand final against Vic Metro, whilst being named in the best players for the match.

Alex Neal-Bullen was recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with their third selection and the fortieth overall in the 2014 national draft.

Alex Neal-Bullen kicked his first goal the following week in the twenty-four point victory against Geelong at Simonds Stadium and finished the match with three goals.

The 2016 season saw Alex Neal-Bullen spend the majority of the season playing in the Victorian Football League for Melbourne's affiliate team, the Casey Scorpions.

Alex Neal-Bullen played his first senior match for the season in the sixty-three point win against the Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round nine.

Alex Neal-Bullen maintained his spot the next week for the match against Port Adelaide, before being omitted for the round eleven match against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Alex Neal-Bullen was recalled to the senior side for the six point loss against West Coast at Subiaco Oval in round eighteen and was dropped the next week before playing his final match of the season in the twenty-point loss against Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round twenty-two, managing just four matches in his second year.

Alex Neal-Bullen kicked a goal and had 24 disposals at Perth Stadium.

Alex Neal-Bullen was traded on 7 October, the first day of the 2024 trade period.