{"id":948247,"date":"2026-11-01T02:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T02:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/948247\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T02:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T02:10:15","slug":"lachie-neale-and-new-girlfriend-emma-field-make-public-debut-at-derby-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/948247\/","title":{"rendered":"Lachie Neale and new girlfriend Emma Field make public debut at Derby Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFL star Lachie Neale<\/a> has finally made his public debut with new girlfriend Emma Field<\/a> in a glamorous appearance at Derby Day.<\/p>\n

The couple, who were first linked in August, arrived at the exclusive Birdcage enclosure at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Saturday, wearing matching black and white outfits. <\/p>\n

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AFL star Lachie Neale has finally made his public debut with new girlfriend Emma Field with a very glamorous appearance at Derby Day.\u00a0Instagram\/@emfield__<\/p>\n

Field wore a white blazer top with a black hemline and matching black buttons with a simple black fascinator. Neale opted for a black and white tux.<\/p>\n

It marked the first public event the pair have attended together. <\/p>\n

Field accompanied Lachie to the 2026 Brisbane Lion Club Awards<\/a> earlier this month, though that was a private event.<\/p>\n

She had also been spotted on the sidelines at many of his AFL games<\/a>, as well as in the Lions locker room after the team\u2019s Grand Final victory.<\/p>\n

Lachie shared a photo of them celebrating together on Instagram, marking a milestone for the couple, who had previously kept a low profile on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Lachie Neale and Emma Field attended the 2026 Brisbane Lion Club Awards together.\u00a0Instagram\/@emfield___<\/p>\n

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Lachie Neale and Emma Field have been dating for months now.\u00a0Instagram\/@emfield<\/p>\n

Lachie is still technically married to estranged wife Jules Neale, who announced in December 2025 that he had \u201cbetrayed\u201d her and their marriage.<\/p>\n

Rumours quickly emerged that Lachie had been having an affair with Jules\u2019 former best friend Tess Crosley<\/a>, who is married to Lachie\u2019s friend Ben Crosley.<\/p>\n

Though Lachie didn\u2019t address the rumours, the scandal made headlines for months and Jules and Tess both went on to speak about their own experiences in separate podcast appearances<\/a> this August.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Adelle Petropoulos on the\u00a0Pretty Sure<\/a>\u00a0podcast, Jules claimed Lachie had been unfaithful before and alleged this most recent betrayal was \u201can ongoing, four-month affair with my best friend, behind my back\u201d.<\/p>\n

In her chat on Daily Mail Australia\u2019s\u00a0The Debrief Podcast with Savanna Young<\/a>, Crosley \u201ctook accountability\u201d but didn\u2019t name Lachie or divulge any details about the alleged affair.<\/p>\n

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Jules Neale (left) and Tess Crosley (right) both spoke out about the scandal in separate podcasts. \u00a0Instagram\/@jules_neale_\/@tesscrosley_<\/p>\n

He has remained quiet about the whole saga, instead focusing on footy and his romance with Field.<\/p>\n

She recently shared a series of photos to Instagram capturing their \u201cvery fun couple of weeks,\u201d where the star midfielder publicly dropped his sweet nickname<\/a> for her in the comments: \u201cEffy x\u201d.<\/p>\n

Field is an advertising professional from Queensland, and didn\u2019t have a public profile until she began dating Lachie.<\/p>\n

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