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The clause that may save Lions star Lachie Neale for AFL grand final
By Info60 Australia Desk•Summary of reporting by ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation•Sep 21, 2026•0 views•
The Brisbane Lions will challenge Neale's one-game suspension for striking Hawthorn's Jack Ginnivan in last Saturday night's preliminary final.
The AFL tribunal chairman was blunt: the "good bloke" clause does not exist.
Instead, tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson KC turned to a fresh provision in the AFL's laws, centred on compelling and exceptional circumstances.
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