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News Lachie Neale to Brisbane
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There was also comments about how together the team feels and he noticed this from the beginning. He can get stuffed.
Look how they all put their guernseys on at the same time, greatest 4 win team ever ever.
They do have a hard time explaining Beams hightailing it out. Definitely made things look a little less fluffy all round. I am just going to hold back on the optimism for them until they get the runs on the board.
Yeah its really lame.
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Son of a Wizard can you remove the question marks please. My OCD is flipping into overdrive.
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Comment for nurries more so than you. Using "lame" isn't homophobic in the slightest of course... but just added "thing to say" because the comment you were referring to was.
A bit more background around Lachie's move north.
It makes a bit more sense now.
He hasn't burnt his bridge so I suspect he will be back in some capacity in the future.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/life-as-a-lion-why-lachie-neale-moved-despite-seeing-perth-as-home-20181127-p50io7.html
"Life as a Lion: Why Lachie Neale moved despite seeing Perth as home"
It was a Saturday afternoon at the start of September when Fremantle star Lachie Neale and Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan walked down one of the main streets in Brisbane talking about their potential future together.
Neale found Fagan instantly impressive, but it wasn’t the only thing the gun midfielder noticed as they strolled towards a cafe.
There were no autograph requests or selfie stops. No one knew who either of them were.
“I thought: imagine if I’d gone for a walk down the main street in Perth with [Fremantle coach] Ross [Lyon], there would’ve been about 150 people that would’ve noticed,” Neale told Fairfax Media.
Six weeks later, the Lions have their man and Neale is getting stuck into pre-season training while living with fellow recruit and close mate Lincoln McCarthy while he and new wife Julie look for their own place to buy.
“Being in Perth, it’s a bit of a footy bubble and coming over here, I don’t think I’ve been noticed on the streets once or stopped for a chat,'' he said. ''Little things like that are quite nice.
“I was a country boy so I don’t really need that sort of limelight.
“Probably when I was a bit younger I would’ve been happy to absorb some of that but now it just felt right to come over and try to help this group out and see how far we can get.”
Neale’s country upbringing began in the small South Australian town of Naracoorte, 300 kilometres south-east of Adelaide, where he played football for local side Kybybolite.
In 2013, in just his 23rd game, Neale became the first footballer from the area to play in an AFL grand final since Carlton’s Andrew McKay, who grew up playing for Lucindale.
But for Neale, there was never any genuine consideration given to returning home to South Australia.
Despite interest from the Crows, a move to Adelaide didn’t symbolise anything significant for Neale.
“To be honest, I don’t really see Adelaide as home, I probably see Perth more as home now," he said.
“I don’t have any family in Adelaide so if I was to move there, it would be a three-and-half-hour drive home. I would probably see my family just as much as I would here in Brisbane or in Melbourne.”
While Neale not seeing Adelaide as home is interesting in itself, what resonates more strongly is his admission that he does see Perth as home.
It makes it even more surprising that a two-time best-and-fairest winner, and Fremantle’s best player behind Nat Fyfe, would leave the club with a year remaining on his contract.
And not only that, but by his own admission, Neale would have been handed a near-identical contract by Fremantle to stay than the one he’s signed at Brisbane.
“I did feel that I owed Freo a lot, probably in my early years for taking a chance on me,” Neale said.
“But I feel like I’ve given seven years of my absolute best and that probably cleared my conscience in a way.
“There’s no reason why I left Freo. It just felt like the right thing to do, to be honest.
“In the end we thought a fresh start would be good.”
The “we” was a crucial part of the decision. While Neale may have felt like he was leaving his home state, his then fiancee and now wife Julie actually was.
Having built her own hairdressing salon business from scratch, the decision to pack up and move across the country was arguably more difficult for Julie than it was for Lachie.
And it’s not something Neale takes for granted.
“She’s sort of left everything behind. She’s still there at the moment and she owns a business and she’s still got that.”
But for the newly married couple, it was the people at Brisbane who drew them across from the west.
Neale personally references Fagan, head of football David Noble and CEO Greg Swann, and comes back to the initial walk with the coach.
“I think Fages’ philosophy and the way he brings people together is really impressive and the whole club has sort of adopted that.
“I feel like the playing group is in a hurry to go places really quickly and they want to learn and grow as quickly as possible and achieve as much as we can in a really short amount of time and that was really appealing.
“Once I met with Brisbane, I felt like I didn’t need to meet with anyone else. I felt like this was the place to be.”
Unfortunately for Neale and the Lions, one man that won’t be there to share the journey is recently departed captain Dayne Beams.
Neale and Fagan were together watching the final minutes of the trade period when Beams was sent back to Collingwood at his request.
The Lions haven’t wasted any time in moving on from Beams, however, with Neale handed his No.9 jumper earlier this month.
And while it’s hard to ignore how strong Brisbane’s midfield would have been with Beams, Neale and now captain Dayne Zorko, the boom recruit doesn’t think the absence of Beams will make his job more difficult.
“I don’t think so. It would’ve been nice to play with him - he’s a great player and has been for a long time - but I look at the other midfielders who are here, and it’s really exciting.”
The excitement is hard to ignore.
A quick look at the young Lions midfielders on the list and you see names such as Jarrod Berry, Hugh McCluggage, Cam Rayner and Alex Witherden, just to name a few.
Add a 25-year-old star midfielder, the inside grunt of Jarryd Lyons and a new key defender in Marcus Adams and the Brisbane Lions, who have won just 17 games in the past four seasons, could turn things around quickly.
To use Neale’s words, the Lions look “in a hurry to go places”.
It makes a bit more sense now.
He hasn't burnt his bridge so I suspect he will be back in some capacity in the future.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/life-as-a-lion-why-lachie-neale-moved-despite-seeing-perth-as-home-20181127-p50io7.html
"Life as a Lion: Why Lachie Neale moved despite seeing Perth as home"
It was a Saturday afternoon at the start of September when Fremantle star Lachie Neale and Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan walked down one of the main streets in Brisbane talking about their potential future together.
Neale found Fagan instantly impressive, but it wasn’t the only thing the gun midfielder noticed as they strolled towards a cafe.
There were no autograph requests or selfie stops. No one knew who either of them were.
“I thought: imagine if I’d gone for a walk down the main street in Perth with [Fremantle coach] Ross [Lyon], there would’ve been about 150 people that would’ve noticed,” Neale told Fairfax Media.
Six weeks later, the Lions have their man and Neale is getting stuck into pre-season training while living with fellow recruit and close mate Lincoln McCarthy while he and new wife Julie look for their own place to buy.
“Being in Perth, it’s a bit of a footy bubble and coming over here, I don’t think I’ve been noticed on the streets once or stopped for a chat,'' he said. ''Little things like that are quite nice.
“I was a country boy so I don’t really need that sort of limelight.
“Probably when I was a bit younger I would’ve been happy to absorb some of that but now it just felt right to come over and try to help this group out and see how far we can get.”
Neale’s country upbringing began in the small South Australian town of Naracoorte, 300 kilometres south-east of Adelaide, where he played football for local side Kybybolite.
In 2013, in just his 23rd game, Neale became the first footballer from the area to play in an AFL grand final since Carlton’s Andrew McKay, who grew up playing for Lucindale.
But for Neale, there was never any genuine consideration given to returning home to South Australia.
Despite interest from the Crows, a move to Adelaide didn’t symbolise anything significant for Neale.
“To be honest, I don’t really see Adelaide as home, I probably see Perth more as home now," he said.
“I don’t have any family in Adelaide so if I was to move there, it would be a three-and-half-hour drive home. I would probably see my family just as much as I would here in Brisbane or in Melbourne.”
While Neale not seeing Adelaide as home is interesting in itself, what resonates more strongly is his admission that he does see Perth as home.
It makes it even more surprising that a two-time best-and-fairest winner, and Fremantle’s best player behind Nat Fyfe, would leave the club with a year remaining on his contract.
And not only that, but by his own admission, Neale would have been handed a near-identical contract by Fremantle to stay than the one he’s signed at Brisbane.
“I did feel that I owed Freo a lot, probably in my early years for taking a chance on me,” Neale said.
“But I feel like I’ve given seven years of my absolute best and that probably cleared my conscience in a way.
“There’s no reason why I left Freo. It just felt like the right thing to do, to be honest.
“In the end we thought a fresh start would be good.”
The “we” was a crucial part of the decision. While Neale may have felt like he was leaving his home state, his then fiancee and now wife Julie actually was.
Having built her own hairdressing salon business from scratch, the decision to pack up and move across the country was arguably more difficult for Julie than it was for Lachie.
And it’s not something Neale takes for granted.
“She’s sort of left everything behind. She’s still there at the moment and she owns a business and she’s still got that.”
But for the newly married couple, it was the people at Brisbane who drew them across from the west.
Neale personally references Fagan, head of football David Noble and CEO Greg Swann, and comes back to the initial walk with the coach.
“I think Fages’ philosophy and the way he brings people together is really impressive and the whole club has sort of adopted that.
“I feel like the playing group is in a hurry to go places really quickly and they want to learn and grow as quickly as possible and achieve as much as we can in a really short amount of time and that was really appealing.
“Once I met with Brisbane, I felt like I didn’t need to meet with anyone else. I felt like this was the place to be.”
Unfortunately for Neale and the Lions, one man that won’t be there to share the journey is recently departed captain Dayne Beams.
Neale and Fagan were together watching the final minutes of the trade period when Beams was sent back to Collingwood at his request.
The Lions haven’t wasted any time in moving on from Beams, however, with Neale handed his No.9 jumper earlier this month.
And while it’s hard to ignore how strong Brisbane’s midfield would have been with Beams, Neale and now captain Dayne Zorko, the boom recruit doesn’t think the absence of Beams will make his job more difficult.
“I don’t think so. It would’ve been nice to play with him - he’s a great player and has been for a long time - but I look at the other midfielders who are here, and it’s really exciting.”
The excitement is hard to ignore.
A quick look at the young Lions midfielders on the list and you see names such as Jarrod Berry, Hugh McCluggage, Cam Rayner and Alex Witherden, just to name a few.
Add a 25-year-old star midfielder, the inside grunt of Jarryd Lyons and a new key defender in Marcus Adams and the Brisbane Lions, who have won just 17 games in the past four seasons, could turn things around quickly.
To use Neale’s words, the Lions look “in a hurry to go places”.
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For me that just poses more questions. Perth is home, and he "owes the club', yet he left? Is our club not "in a hurry to go places" like Brisbane are? The 2019 season will put a lot of this into perspective I think.
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I think Neale is wondering about the road not taken.
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Hahahaha this literally makes neales reasons for moving 10 times less clear.
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I come out at him and Ross having a parting of the ways while still retaining a deep down respect for one another. Ross telling him he has to run both ways more and him arguing back that he's busy being the main ball winner! Maybe also a negative vibe with one of the senior assistant coaches thrown in.
All just idle speculation of course, but its surely one of the more perplexing departures from any club in recent times given the pronouncements from both sides.
All just idle speculation of course, but its surely one of the more perplexing departures from any club in recent times given the pronouncements from both sides.
That's why the disclaimer #NTTIAWWT (Not That There Is Anything Wrong With That - Seinfeld) as in its a joke Joyce?
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Ten new players into the club this year, including some accomplished ones. Easy to move on.
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From a mate who played golf with a very recently retired Freo backman:
1. Lachie hates losing with a passion and was getting frustrated (he signed his last contract just before we went into a nose dive) and couldn't see it changing any time soon (decision was made prior to the Hogan/Lobb deals appearing from left field)
1b. As a proud man, didn't enjoy being in a constantly losing team in a two-team town where WC and their media sycophants were the other team - Brisbane a nice alternative.
1. Lachie hates losing with a passion and was getting frustrated (he signed his last contract just before we went into a nose dive) and couldn't see it changing any time soon (decision was made prior to the Hogan/Lobb deals appearing from left field)
1b. As a proud man, didn't enjoy being in a constantly losing team in a two-team town where WC and their media sycophants were the other team - Brisbane a nice alternative.
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Fair enough then.
It’s easy enough as a supporter to go “Oh well, doesn’t matter if we’re down the bottom for 10 years as long as we get a premiership after it”, but for the players like Lachie who only have so many years they can play AFL it’s a completely different story. If he sees more opportunity for success at Brisbane then good luck I say. He might end up being horribly wrong and Fagan may have sold him a lemon, but that’s just risk vs reward.
We replace him and move on.
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