Brisbane Lion Lachie Neale races to big Brownlow win
Brisbane star Lachie Neale has won this year’s Brownlow medal, polling 31 votes from 17 games in the shortened AFL season. Neale was voted best on ground in a remarkable 10 matches during 2020, fashioning an unassailable lead in Sunday’s Brownlow count after 16 rounds of the 18-round season. The gun midfielder, who had been backed into $1.25 favouritism, easily finished top ahead of Travis Boak (21 votes) with Christian Petracca and Jack Steele (both 20 votes) equal third in a ceremonial...