Lachie named the Lion King

Former Kybybolite junior Lachie Neale already has the game’s highest inidivual honour in the 2020 Brownlow Medal and now the hard working midfielder will lead the Brisbane Lions, named co-captain withe defender harris Andrews last week.

It sees two of the 18 AFL teams now headed by former South East footballers, with Robe’s Jordan Dawson ascending to the Adelaide Crows captaincy this season as well.

Neale’s appointment as co-captain comes on the back of another stellar season in 2022, taking home a third All-Australian blazer (2019, 2020, 2022) and winning a third Merrett-Murray Medal, as well as placing second in the Brownlow Medal, missing out on first place by a singular vote.

The 29-year-old had a taste of the captaincy last season as stand-in skipper for the Lions’ Round 17 clash against Essendon with Zorko and Andrews both unavailable.