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Lachie Neale arrives in Melbourne with a grand final suspension hanging over his head

The Sydney Morning Herald Hannah Kennelly

23 Sept 2026 10:12 AEST Summary

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Changed after publishing · 2 edits

23 Sept 2026 17:15 AEST the headline was changed: ~~Brisbane Lions confirm they will appeal~~ Lachie ~~Neale’s~~ Neale arrives in Melbourne with a grand final ~~ban~~suspension hanging over his head
23 Sept 2026 12:31 AEST the headline was changed: ~~Neale ban ‘disappointing’, says Zorko, as~~ Brisbane Lions ~~weigh up~~ confirm they will appeal ~~options~~Lachie Neale’s grand final ban

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From the report

Veteran Lion Dayne Zorko has described the AFL tribunal’s decision to uphold Lachie’s Neale’s one-match suspension as “disappointing” as Brisbane weigh up their appeal options ahead of Saturday’s grand final.

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Indicators

Niral Score 2 mundaneloaded

None in this text. Words that carry a fact and quoted words are not counted.

final2grand2suspension2

Sourcing 71 unattributednamed sources Mood 50 sorrowjoyful

6 read zero: sentiment, political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious

Sentiment 0 hostilefavourable Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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How outlets headlined it

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The Sydney Morning Herald Lachie Neale arrives in Melbourne with a grand final suspension hanging over his head plain
The West Australian AFL grand final: Brisbane Lions confirm they will appeal Lachie Neale tribunal result after suspension upheld plain
The West Australian AFL Grand Final: Lachie Neale ‘really disappointed’ as Brisbane Lions eye last-ditch appeal plain
The West Australian Lachie Neale: Brisbane star addresses grand final suspension for first time as Lions touch down in Melbourne plain
The Guardian Australia (Sport) Brisbane to appeal Lachie Neale’s ban in ~~desperate~~ bid to play AFL grand final 1 change

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, The Age, Brisbane Times, The West Australian. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story	2	0	71	0	50
The Guardian Australia (Sport)	14.8	10	41	-0.2	39

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The Guardian Australia (Sport) Brisbane to appeal Lachie Neale’s ban in bid to play AFL grand final Niral 14.8 political 0 WAtoday Lachie Neale arrives in Melbourne with a grand final suspension hanging over his head Niral 2 political 0 The Age Lachie Neale arrives in Melbourne with a grand final suspension hanging over his head Niral 2 political 0 Brisbane Times Lachie Neale arrives in Melbourne with a grand final suspension hanging over his head Niral 2 political 0 The West Australian AFL grand final: Brisbane Lions confirm they will appeal Lachie Neale tribunal result after suspension upheld Niral 8.6 political 0 The West Australian AFL Grand Final: Lachie Neale ‘really disappointed’ as Brisbane Lions eye last-ditch appeal Niral 5.2 political 0 The West Australian Lachie Neale: Brisbane star addresses grand final suspension for first time as Lions touch down in Melbourne Niral 5.1 political 0