1. Lachlan Oliver Neale was born on 24 May 1993 and is an Australian rules footballer and the co-captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.
21 Facts About Lachie Neale
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Lachie Neale previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2012 to 2018 before being traded to the Brisbane Lions in 2019, where he captained a premiership in 2024 and won the Brownlow Medal in both 2020 and 2023.
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Lachie Neale started playing football for Kybybolite in 2004 as a 10-year-old.
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Lachie Neale kicked 8 goals for the year as his team won the under-14 KNTFL premiership alongside future AFL player Jack Trengove.
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Lachie Neale won another under-14 premiership the next season, alongside Trengove but with future AFL teammate Alex Forster.
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Lachie Neale kicked 14 goals for the season but was not selected for the Grand Final.
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Lachie Neale continued playing for Kybybolite and then received a scholarship to attend St Peter's College, Adelaide.
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Lachie Neale won the Opie Medal in his final year at St Peter's.
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Lachie Neale played his junior football for the Kybybolite Football Club and then the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League, including seven games in the league side, before returning to the under-18 team for the grand final.
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Lachie Neale represented South Australia at the 2011 AFL Under-18 Championships.
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Lachie Neale was drafted to Fremantle with their fourth selection in the 2011 AFL draft.
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Lachie Neale played very well during the 2012 NAB Cup preseason games and was predicted to make his AFL debut in the opening round of the 2012 AFL season, but hurt his ankle against Port Adelaide at Victor Harbor, South Australia.
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Lachie Neale was activated during the third quarter, replacing Nick Suban.
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Lachie Neale was the substitute in the 2013 AFL Grand Final when Fremantle lost to Hawthorn by 15 points.
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Lachie Neale did not cite any reasons for leaving Fremantle; however, Lyon claims that he was motivated by money and that Fremantle was not able to match a lucrative offer made by Brisbane.
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Lachie Neale had an excellent start to the 2020 season, with him being deemed the best player in the league by the ABC's Dean Bilton prior to round 6.
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Lachie Neale won the 2020 Brownlow Medal after polling 31 votes during the shortened regular season, including being best-on-ground in ten matches.
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On 1 March 2023, Lachie Neale was named co-captain of the Lions alongside Harris Andrews.
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Later in the year, Lachie Neale clinched his second Brownlow Medal after again polling 31 votes.
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Lachie Neale was co-captain of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team.
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Lachie Neale had 35 disposals and 9 clearances in the Grand Final, to finish second in the Norm Smith Medal voting.