What is Lachie Neale's SuperCoach breakeven?

Lachie Neale's breakeven is 81. The current average of 108 sits 27 points above breakeven, so the price is rising.

Should I trade Lachie Neale in SuperCoach 2026?

The answer depends on your team — your cash, your byes, and what the upgrade target looks like. The dedicated Should I Trade Lachie Neale breakdown weighs form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement side-by-side.

Is Lachie Neale worth bringing to Essendon as a senior leader and mentor for young players?

Pass - off-field baggage disqualifies him as a leader. The top-scoring comment (42 upvotes) notes Neale stepped down as captain due to off-field issues, and multiple commenters argued you cannot install someone with personal distractions as an on-field leader for a young list. Personal conduct concerns were cited as a fundamental disqualifier.

Should Neale be captained this week?

Lock the VC loop (Jackson 143) — skip captaining Neale. Jackson posted a 143 VC score before the C decision was live. Community was unanimous: take the double score and do not overthink it. Multiple comments called it an absolute no-brainer.

Should I trade out Richards to bring in Lachie Neale as a midfield premium upgrade?

Hold Richards, do not trade premo-for-premo. Richards is averaging 104 with a lowest score of 88, only 7 points behind Neale per round. Trading a premo for a premo gains just 20 extra points per game — half the upgrade value of trading a rookie to a premo instead. Hold him and spend trades on genuinely impactful moves.

Lachie Neale SuperCoach 2026 Profile & Stats | RookieBible

PLAYERS / LACHIE NEALE

Updated 17 May 2026

Lachie Neale

#15/138⚡ Cap option·Bye Rd 12

MID

Price $551kBE 81Owned —Bye Rd 12Avg 108.0

ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict

— HOLD

Neale put up 121 in a competitive 11-point win at the Gabba against Carlton — 38 above his 83 BE with 33 disposals and 9 clearances, the performance of Brisbane's clear best player. He leads the Lions' fan B&F by a mile this season. Cash gen is near-flat as the price sits fully loaded at $567k, but you're not paying for growth — you're paying for 121 in a contest. Hold with absolute conviction and captain him freely.

Signals1/3 · Weak alignment

Form

Declining

Trajectory

Flat

Consistency

Consistent

Recent formSeason avg 108

93▼

121▲

92▼

Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (MID), ±$200k price band

Lachie Neale

MID

Luke Davies Uniacke

MID

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Form

132

111

132

121

R10

125

130

112

131

R10

Pricing

Price$551k

Price$550k

Breakeven81

Decision

Should I trade Lachie Neale?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

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Recent intel

Community Intel· T3

Lachie Neale leads Brisbane Lions fan B&F after R9 with 9 total B&F points and the highest total vote count (268), winning 3-2-1 in R7. Consistently the top performer across rounds 7-9 in fan polling.

u/Shadormy on r/brisbanelions (post), community B&F voting across 44 responses

Community Intel· T3

Lachie Neale is widely expected to leave Brisbane, with multiple comments suggesting he is headed to WA (likely West Coast or Fremantle). If he heads to Victoria, St Kilda is mentioned as a possible frontrunner but this is speculative.

u/xyLteK, u/ONAImpulse on r/StKilda (comments, scores 5, 2)

Community Intel· T3

Lachie Neale won the Robert Walls Medal for the Lions v Carlton match, continuing strong form this season. Community consensus: still in prime, best player alongside Lester in this game.

u/Razzle_Dazzle08 (comment, score 32) | post body via u/Shadormy

Community Intel· T3

OP considering C on Neale but doesn't fully trust it; a fellow Neale-owner notes he historically rarely tons up against Essendon (Brisbane's R7 opponent) and is leaning elsewhere.

u/ShittyContributor on r/AFLSupercoach (post) + u/Old-Savings-566 (comment, score 2)

Community Intel· T4

Listed as one of the value picks this week alongside Whitfield, Merrett and LJ.

r/AFLSupercoach trade compare thread

Community Intel· T3

Speculative FA rumour that Lachie Neale is available and being considered by Essendon as a senior leader/mentor for their young squad. Collingwood also mentioned as interested. Most likely destination if leaving Brisbane is West Coast. Community consensus: unlikely but not outright dismissed.

u/Medaiyah on r/EssendonFC (post), corroborated by 15+ comments

Injury Watch· T4

Lachie Neale came off sore with possible shoulder injury early Q2 but returned; Fagan confirmed just winded post-game.

Shadormy (OP) + Fagan presser quote on r/brisbanelions

Community Intel· T3

Community rates the Lachie Neale trade from Fremantle as the single greatest trade in Brisbane Lions history, catalyst for 3 consecutive grand finals and 2 premierships.

u/Blend42 on r/brisbanelions (post) + u/Own-Arachnid-5285 (comment, score 24), u/Baeresi (comment, score 7)

Community Questions

What people are asking about Lachie Neale

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UnknownTop: Buy Tom Green (52%)
12
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