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Lachie Neale
Delivering a brilliant first season in Lions colours, Neale has won more clearances (160) than any other player and is ranked top five for both disposals and contested possessions. So adept at setting up his teammates.
THE TOTALS
Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) WINNER 107
Marcus Bontempelli (W Bulldogs) 102
Tim Kelly (Geelong) 98
Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) 97
Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) 95
Brodie Grundy (Collingwood) 92
Patrick Cripps (Carlton) 87
Dion Prestia (Richmond) 85
Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne) 85
Max Gawn (Melbourne) 84
Dustin Martin (Richmond) 79
Matt Crouch (Adelaide) 78
Jackson Macrae (W Bulldogs) 78
Adam Treloar (Collingwood) 77
Lachie Neale
22 games in 2019.
688 disposals (Third in the AFL in total disposals), 275 kicks, 91 marks, 413 handballs (Third in the AFL in handballs), averaging 31.3 disposals, 12.5 kicks, 4.1 marks, 18.8 handballs. 10 Goals, 6 Behinds. 174 clearances (First in the AFL in total clearances), 78 Inside 50m, 36 Rebound 50m. 86 tackles.
Fyfe and Brisbane's star recruit Lachie Neale are the rover and ruck-rover, respectively. Fyfe's campaign included 29.1 disposals and 7.6 clearances per contest, while his ex-teammate Neale ranked first for clearances in the AFL (174) and third for possessions (688) and handballs (413). Neale had never made the team before.
Three Brisbane Lions players were named in the 2019 All Australian team, receiving their first blazer at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne earlier this evening. Lachie Neale was named as a rover, Harris Andrews at full back and Charlie Cameron in the forward pocket.
Neale has been named in the All Australian squad four times in his career, but tonight he cracked the final 22-man team. In his first season at the Lions, Neale has played all 22 games and averaged 31 disposals each match. Last week against Richmond he had 51 touches and is in the top three players across the league for centre clearances, total disposals and contested possessions.
“I think it’s probably my best season so far and still feel like I’ve got a lot more to work on though,” he said. “It’s a pretty special moment but to be honest we’ve got some bigger things to come over the next few weeks.”
The AFL Players’ Association MVP Award nominees for 2019 have been revealed, ahead of the awards on Thursday, August 29.
The nomination for the MVP Award is a two-stage process. The first involves players nominating three teammates for the award, before three nominees from every club are presented to the wider playing group for a vote to decide the winner. Players cannot vote for their own teammates in stage two of the process.
Alongside the Most Courageous, Best Captain and Best First Year award nominees, the league’s players have nominated the three players they believe are their most valuable.
MVP: Lachie Neale, Dayne Zorko, Harris Andrews
Leigh Matthews Trophy for the Most Valuable Player
Patrick Cripps – 832
Tim Kelly – 519
Lachie Neale – 481
Seems the players also favour midfielders over ruckmen. Grundy fourth.Third place for Lachie.