The Brisbane Lions midfielder triumphed in a canter to cap off a stellar 2020 campaign, his victory one of the few things that happened as expected in an unpredictable year of football. -- agerealfooty
Brisbane Lions midfielder Lachie Neale won the 2020 Brownlow Medal in a canter on Sunday evening, one of the very few things that has happened as expected in this most unpredictable year of football.
The 27-year-old shared the lead of the count in round four, went ahead clear in round five and blasted the field for the rest of the evening.A four point lead in the count in round eight extended to a lead of seven votes , nine votes and 11 votes , Neale winning the medal with two rounds to spare. Born in Naracoorte in South Australia near the Victorian border, Neale played his junior footy at Kybybolite. He then played for Glenelg in the SANFL before being drafted to Fremantle at pick 58 in the 2011 draft.
The 2019 no.1 draft pick from the Gold Coast Suns polled three votes in his second, third and fourth games to lead the race tied with Lachie Neale.The count, conducted at Gold Coast's Metricon Stadium by AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan, was unusual given the pandemic.
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