- Lachie and Jules Neale enter the MCG together
- Brisbane Lions recover from Las Vegas trip scandal
- Players make a united front in the midst of the storm
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Lachie Neale led his team with wife Jules as the Brisbane Lions looked to form a united front following the Las Vegas trip scandal.
Lachie gave Jules a kiss on the cheek as she held her daughter, Piper, as the Lions took to the MCG turf for their team’s match against Melbourne. Neale was celebrating his 250th game with the Lions on Thursday night.
It has been reported that a rift has developed between Lions teammates over what happened when they were in Las Vegas and some players have had “difficult conversations” with each other as a result.
While club officials have been adamant that nothing untoward occurred on the trip, the reports coincided with an 0-3 start to the season by last year’s grand finalists, fueling speculation about disunity. between the players.
With reports of strained relationships within the club, Jules revealed last week that her relationship with her husband, two-time Brownlow Medal winner Lachie, is “solid”.
Lachie Neale and his wife Jules were on the MCG pitch on Thursday night.
Neale brought his daughter Piper along as he celebrated his 250th AFL match
“Every relationship has different pressures, it’s important to keep the outside noise out, in any relationship, regardless of whether it’s in the public eye, unfortunately, it’s inevitable that people will have their own opinion,” she told The Courier Mail.
“I think Lachie and I have a very strong relationship, which is what really matters.”
Jules went on to add that the Lions’ WAG group is “close,” a far cry from rumors of splits within the group.
“We all have great relationships, however a lot of people forget that the club is just a fraction of our lives, so we all have great friendships and we also live outside of it,” he said.
The group of 10 visiting Las Vegas included Brisbane players Lachie Neale, Hugh McCluggage, Lincoln McCarthy, Zac Bailey, Jaxon Prior and Cameron Rayner.
The fallout from a trip to the United States involving several Lions stars (pictured) has threatened to tear the club apart.
Neale was on that trip but his wife Jules insists they are in a strong position.
Veteran AFL reporter Caroline Wilson confirmed on 3AW Radio that senior team figures discussed the fallout.
“Danny Daly, the Lions’ head of football, as a result of reports and rumors on Monday called [co-captain] Harris Andrews and called Lachie Neale and said, “Look, you’ve got to be honest with me, is there something to this? Is there a split in the playing group, are people getting sad?”
“The two leaders vehemently denied it.”