Lachie Neale

Lachie Neale
Lachie Neale
	Neale in April 2025
Personal information
Full name	Lachlan Oliver Neale
Born	24 May 1993; Naracoorte, South Australia
Original team	Glenelg (SANFL) / Kybybolite (KNTFL)
Draft	No. 58, 2011 national draft
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	9
Playing career1
Years	Club
2012–2018	Fremantle
2019–	Brisbane Lions
Total
Representative team honours
Years	Team
2020	All Stars
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2026.
Career highlights
	2× AFL premiership captain: 2024, 2025; 2× Brownlow Medal: 2020, 2023; Brisbane Lions co-captain: 2023–2025; AFLPA Leigh Matthews Trophy: 2020; AFLCA Champion Player of the Year: 2020; AFLCA Gary Ayres Award: 2024; 4× All-Australian team: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024; 2× Doig Medal: 2016, 2018; 4× Merrett–Murray Medal: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024; AFL 22under22 team: 2015; 3× Ross Glendinning Medal: 2014, 2015, 2018; 2× Marcus Ashcroft Medal: 2020, 2023; 2× Geoff Christian Medal: 2016, 2018; Lou Richards Medal: 2020; Signature;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lachlan Oliver Neale (born 24 May 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2012 to 2018 before being traded to the Brisbane Lions in 2019. Neale was co-captain at Brisbane from 2023 to 2025, leading the side alongside Harris Andrews to premierships in 2024 and 2025 and runners-up finish in 2023. He is a dual Brownlow Medallist, winning the award in 2020 and 2023.