Reports indicate that Lachie Neale and his spouse Jules spent the holiday season apart, as their marriage troubles continue to draw public attention.
Speculation about the couple’s relationship issues emerged in December, with Jules expressing feelings of ‘betrayal’ through a social media post.
On Instagram, the mother of two was candid, stating, “I want to make it very clear that I am not ‘working through’ anything.”
Jules seems to have returned to her family in Western Australia and has yet to offer further details about the situation.
Recently, she posted a photo of the Busselton Jetty in Perth on Instagram, accompanied by a ‘mending heart’ emoji.
Lachie Neale and his wife Jules have reportedly spent the festive holiday period in separate states, as their marriage breakdown continues to make headlines.
Rumours broke online in December that the couple’s relationship had been on the rocks, with Jules taking to social media to write that she had been ‘betrayed’
The couple first crossed paths as teenagers, but their romantic relationship didn’t begin until about six years later.
The South Australian footy player was drafted to Fremantle in 2011 and his relationship with Jules blossomed.
The couple were married in 2018, the same year Neale was signed to the Brisbane Lions, with the couple moving to the Queensland city together.
They they would later welcome their first child, Piper Rose in September 2021, before celebrating the birth of their son Freddie in December 2024.
Jules has regularly been seen supporting her husband at matches and was notably seen on the pitch at the MCG celebrating the Lions’ 2025 grand final victory with her husband and daughter Piper.
Over the years, Jules has also turned heads at the Brownlow Medal ceremonies, thanks to her show-stopping and glamorous sense style.
Neale has claimed two Brownlow Medals during his career, but after he cruised to victory in 2020, cameras turned to Jules in the crowd who cut an emotional figure.
It was then that the 32-year-old paid a heartfelt tribute to his wife, thanking her for all of her support, a speech that may now come back to haunt Neale.
‘My wife Jules, she’s an amazing human being,’ Neale said.
‘Not many people probably know but she owned a salon in Perth before we decided to move to Brisbane. She had to sell that to come over here and follow my dreams.
Jules was seen wiping tears from her eyes as Neale gave his Brownlow Medal speech in 2020
Lachie and Jules met when they were teenagers, but they did not start dating until around six years later
‘I want to make it very clear that I am not “working through” anything. I have been… in the most unimaginable way,’ she wrote
‘She was doing very well for herself over there but she always puts me ahead of herself when she shouldn’t have to.
‘She’s the most selfless person I know and my biggest support, so thank you very much Jules, I love you.’
After winning again in 2023, he went on to describe Jules as ‘his rock’.
The hair stylist is now no longer following the Brisbane Lions captain on Instagram and last week, removed TGI Sport – the company that manages both her and Lachie – from her bio.
It came as Jules launched a public attack on her former friend Tess Crosley, who had found herself in the middle of the couple’s marriage breakdown.
Jules had demanded that Tess remove photos on Instagram of the Brisbane Lions’ recent Grand Final celebrations.
There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Tess.
Neither party has made a public comment on the situation.
Neale, who guided the Lions to back-to-back premierships this year, is understood to have returned to South Australia and has, according to The Advertiser, been spending time with his family in the coastal town of Robe, 300km from Adelaide.
