{"id":425627,"date":"2026-01-20T14:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/425627\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:20:44","slug":"all-hail-jules-neale-afl-wag-royalty-rally-behind-perth-mum-as-she-moves-on-from-lachie-neale-heartbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/425627\/","title":{"rendered":"All hail Jules Neale: AFL WAG royalty rally behind Perth mum as she moves on from Lachie Neale heartbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">All hail Jules Neale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Australia\u2019s WAG royalty collectively genuflected on Tuesday, dropping to their knees to bow before the queen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Fresh off the very public implosion of her marriage to Brisbane Lions champion Lachie Neale, Jules posted a sun-drenched carousel that said more than any statement ever could.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Smiling, bronzed and unbothered, Jules posed in a blue polka-dot bikini topped with a chocolate coloured cowboy hat, alongside snaps of friends, food and nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">But it was the comments section that truly revealed where the nation\u2019s loyalties lie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Jesinta Franklin led the charge, with Buddy\u2019s better half declaring: \u201cBow down \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc51\ud83d\udc78.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">She wasn\u2019t alone. Support flooded in from across the AFL\u2019s most exclusive inner circle, including Liv Cripps (wife of West Coast Eagle Jamie), Amy Rohan (partner of Geelong\u2019s Gary), Courtney Darling (wife of former West Coast Eagle Jack), Laura Ah Chee (West Coast Eagle Callum\u2019s wife) and Dockers WAG Torry O\u2019Meara.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Support also poured in from well beyond the footy bubble, with cricket WAG Rachel Khawaja, influencer and cosmetics founder Elle Ferguson and tanning empire Loving Tan chiming in \u2014 the brand declaring Jules a \u201cqueen \ud83d\udc78\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udd25\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The post was set to Taylor Swift\u2019s Father Figure \u2014 a song choice fans were quick to label as anything but accidental.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Jules kept the caption minimal \u2014 a simple \u201c\ud83e\udef6\u201d \u2014 letting the imagery, and the lyrics, do the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Swift\u2019s track is loaded with themes of confrontation, self-preservation and consequences, prompting followers to read the post as a quiet but deliberate declaration of moving on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">It includes lines such as: \u201cYou want a fight, you found it, I got the place surrounded,\u201d which were interpreted as a nod to the army of girls\u2019-girls rallying behind her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cWho covered up your scandals? Mistake my kindness for weakness and find your card cancelled,\u201d struck a little closer to home, echoing the public fallout surrounding the Brisbane Lions star and the alleged betrayal involving her former best friend Tess Crosley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Another lyric \u2014 \u201cLeave it with me, I protect the family\u201d \u2014 appeared to mirror Jules\u2019 return to Perth with her two children, firmly closing the chapter on her Brisbane life with Lachie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">It comes after Tess\u2019 husband Ben Crosley confirmed the pair are no longer living together when approached at the family\u2019s Camp Hill home on Sunday, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768918844_613_3e2a3b22c61a006457ba4cabe66f782601e62778.jpg\" alt=\"Lachie Neale and Jules Neale with Ben Crosley and Tess Crosley after Brisbane's 2025 grand final win.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconLachie Neale and Jules Neale with Ben Crosley and Tess Crosley after Brisbane&#8217;s 2025 grand final win. Credit: Katherine Kraayvanger\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Since returning back home to WA, Jules has been spotted with friends at Perth cafes and appears to be healing with family back in her home state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">And the next chapter is already underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Just hours before the Instagram post dropped, Perth-based talent agency One Daydream announced Jules had officially joined its books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cJules is a Perth-based talent with a strong presence across beauty, fashion and lifestyle,\u201d the agency said, praising her hair styling background and \u201cpolished yet effortless\u201d aesthetic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All hail Jules Neale. 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