Brisbane’s Lachie Neale to miss grand final as AFL’s one-game ban upheld
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Dual Brownlow medallist guilty of intentional striking Plea of ‘exceptional circumstances’ rejected The prospect of Brisbane Lions’ midfielder Lachie Neale playing in Saturday’s AFL grand final has plummeted after his suspension for striking Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan in last week’s preliminary final was upheld by the AFL tribunal. The two-time Brownlow medallist had never been suspended across 320 matches, but he fai…
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- Brisbane’s Lachie Neale to miss grand final as AFL’s one-game ban upheldThe Guardian Sport