Lachie Neale

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Lachie Neale
Neale playing in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lachlan Neale
Date of birth (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth South Australia, Australia
Original team(s) Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft #58, 2011 National Draft, Fremantle
Height/Weight 176cm / 79kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012– Fremantle 77 (37)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.
Career highlights

Lachlan "Lachie" Neale (born 24 May 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a small quick player who was a high possession winner at junior level.[1]

Football career

Originally from Kybybolite, a very small town in south-eastern South Australia, he moved to Adelaide to attend St Peter's College, Adelaide.[2] He played for the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), including seven games in the league side before returning to the Under-18 team for the Grand Final. Despite Glenelg losing to Port Adelaide, he gathered 40 possessions and was awarded the Alan Stewart Medal as the best player in the game.[2] He represented South Australia at the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships.[3]

He was drafted to Fremantle with their fourth selection (number 58 overall) in the 2011 AFL Draft.[4] Neale's close friend and former teammate from Kybybolite Junior Football Club, Alex Forster, was also drafted by Fremantle with their previous selection in the same draft.[5] They join Melbourne co-captain Jack Trengove as ex-Kybybolite players on AFL lists.[6]

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,[7] but hurt his ankle against Port Adelaide at Victor Harbor, South Australia.[4]

After playing two games for Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Neale made his debut in round 4 of the 2012 AFL season against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium[4][8] as the substitute. He was activated during the third quarter, replacing Nick Suban.[9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season. [10]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2012 Fremantle 27 11 4 2 51 73 124 18 23 0.4 0.2 4.6 6.6 11.3 1.6 2.1
2013 Fremantle 27 12 8 4 111 126 237 40 20 0.7 0.3 9.2 10.5 19.8 3.3 1.7
2014 Fremantle 27 23 8 10 242 298 540 91 76 0.4 0.4 10.5 13.0 23.5 4.0 3.3
2015 Fremantle 27 24 16 10 320 338 658 114 86 0.7 0.4 13.3 14.1 27.4 4.8 3.6
Career 70 36 26 724 835 1559 263 205 0.5 0.4 10.3 11.9 22.3 3.8 2.9

References

  1. Dream Team builder: Lachie Neale
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  9. Freo roar in Lyon's den
  10. Lachie Neale's player profile at AFL Tables

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