The Trade Bell | Sam Edmund, SEN Chief Sports Reporter (24.09.26)
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What new footage has emerged about Lachie Neale’s clash with Jack Ginnivan?
Sam, have you got an unexpected development in the Lachie Neal appeal this afternoon?
I think this is quite an extraordinary development, Gerard. Some three days on from the actual prelim final, or four days as it were, new vision has emerged of Lachie Neal's clash with Jack Guinevan, Gerard. So this... Previously unseen footage, obviously, is understood to provide a far clearer picture of Neil's swinging arm strike towards the Hawthorne forward in Saturday's prelim final. Now, this has been the vision that, well, you, among many other people in the tribunal, craved. They now have it somehow. And sources have said to me that the vision actually hurts rather than helps Neal's chances of overturning a one-match suspension at the appeals board from 4 o'clock this afternoon. So this will absolutely shape how Brisbane seek to get Lockie Neal off this afternoon.
It's going to pivot. It's going to change. It's going to shape their defence, given that the vision, I'm told, is categoric.
The Zapruder film.
Something like that, indeed. So as a result of acquiring this vision, my understanding is Brisbane actually won't fight the intentional element of it or the striking element at today's hearing. Instead, Brisbane, and they tried this last night, but they're going to throw all their energy towards arguing Neil should be eligible for the quote-unquote exceptional and compelling circumstances clause. Now, that was the one enacted for Scott Pendlebury earlier this year. It was Tuesday night, of course, and they failed to do that Brisbane on Tuesday night, despite the fact his resume is glowing, it's glittering, it's long, it's 320 games. The panel, when they presented their reasoning via Geoff Gleeson, did speak of a more difficult issue in deciding whether Neil was eligible for this clause, but they finished their statement by saying...
How is Brisbane planning to argue the ‘exceptional circumstances’ clause at the appeal?
Even Neil's outstanding record does not render a one-match suspension for that act inappropriate or unreasonable. So they're up against a Brisbane. There's no mistaking that. This has got a Hail Mary element to it, I think, this afternoon as a result. But who would have thought Vision would emerge? What are we doing? Four days later.
That is perplexing, but also badly needed. The whole problem with this is that the vision has been inadequate. If there is definitive vision, that should have been in place on Sunday for the charge to be laid. And that would... I'm an evidence guy. If you can see the strike, I have no issue with it. The problem with the granny vision is anything could have happened in that. But... I can't remember this ever happening before. There's always the illusion, oh, there could be more vision, but there never is. And in this instance, there might be.
I know. And I'd love to know.
Why does the newly‑released vision hurt Neale’s chances of overturning his suspension?
And I'm sure there's people listening. Just where is it? Who's provided it? All the rest of it. I can't give you those answers at the moment. I mean, it's clearly not a broadcast vision because we would have had access to it by now. So I'm assuming, and these are all assumptions, it's come from a fan camera. Has it come from the MCG's own cameras? I'm not sure. But regardless, it's said to be categoric and it doesn't help Lockie's cause.
That's a stunning revelation, Sam. Incredible. That does a lot for four o'clock. All right. Ring the trade bell. What have you got for us on a trade front?
Now, this is less sexy and more nuanced, I reckon, because we know Ben King's going to Hawthorne. That's the sexy component of it. But what sits in and behind it is intriguing and increasingly intriguing.
What are the details of Ben King’s $9 million move to Hawthorn and its implications?
So Gold Coast are busy working through what this deal looks like. Like Port Adelaide's background work on the Zach Butters move, the Suns are going down a similar path with the powers that be to engineer the best possible deal for them. Now, we know King's going to join the Hawks, as I say. It's a huge deal. It's some $9 million over seven years. But how he gets there, Gerard, at the moment, has all possibilities open. Now, if the Suns match this deal, which I've got to say is not out of the question as things stand,
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What new footage has emerged about Lachie Neale’s clash with Jack Ginnivan?
0:00–1:48
2
How is Brisbane planning to argue the ‘exceptional circumstances’ clause at the appeal?
1:48–2:41
3
Why does the newly‑released vision hurt Neale’s chances of overturning his suspension?
2:41–3:27
4
What are the details of Ben King’s $9 million move to Hawthorn and its implications?
3:27–4:45
5
Could the Gold Coast Suns match Hawthorn’s offer and block King’s trade?
4:45–6:00
6
What is the current saga surrounding Alex Taru’s trade negotiations?
6:00–7:07
7
Is Rory Lobb likely to request a trade to St Kilda and what would the deal look like?
7:07–7:48
8
What should listeners watch for in the four‑o’clock appeal and upcoming trade developments?
7:48–8:45
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