Bombshell new detail reveals how Jules Neale learned of AFL star husband Lachie's 'betrayal' with her former best friend Tess Crosley: 'A compromising position'

Shock new details have emerged about the very public marriage breakdown between Lions player Lachie Neale and his wife Jules. 

In December, Jules, 35, implicated her best friend Tess Crosley and her husband in a 'betrayal' that ended their union.

Now it has emerged that it was another Brisbane Lions WAG who allegedly caught Lachie, 32, in a compromising position with Tess in a car.

According to the Herald Sun, the woman who discovered the pair is said to have sought advice from another AFL player's partner before breaking the news to Jules.  

Jules has since returned to her home state of Western Australia in the wake of her split from Lachie, along with the former couple's two children, Piper and Freddie.

Meanwhile, Lachie was recently spotted moving his belongings into a bachelor pad in Brisbane as he decides whether to stay with the Lions or return to Perth as well.    

The two-time Brownlow medallist, who relinquished his co-captaincy earlier this month, has been given the Lions' 'blessing' if he wants to go to Perth at the end of the 2026 season when he is off-contract and eligible to move clubs.

Lions coach Chris Fagan said: 'I hope he does [stay], but he's an unrestricted free agent, so he can make a call on what he needs to do...

'But if he chooses to move back to Perth because he needs to be close to his children then he'll do that with our blessing. We're not going to hold anyone to ransom.'

After weeks of speculation about the state of his marriage, Lachie confirmed he and Jules had separated during a press conference at Brighton Homes Arena on January 2, in which he also relinquished his co-captaincy.

'While I will not go into specifics I can say that I have let my family down and I apologise for my actions, which have hurt those closest to me. And for that, I am deeply sorry,' Lachie said.

'I accept this as a consequence of my actions and I need to focus on rebuilding the trust with Jules as the future well-being our children remain our number one priority.

'I understand as a public figure that there is interest in my personal life. However, I do ask [that] the privacy of Jules and my children be respected as we work through our new situation and the next chapter of our lives.'

The conference escalated when a reporter asked Lachie: 'Did you cheat on your wife?'

'I cannot address those rumours,' the star midfielder shot back.

It followed Jules publicly announcing she had experienced the 'ultimate betrayal', before implicating her former friend Tess, 30, in the breakdown of her marriage.

In a now-deleted comment, Jules demanded Tess remove photos from her Instagram account of the Lions' grand final celebrations that showed the Neales and Crosleys - Tess and her husband Ben - together after the game.

'Take these down, you idiot, you're embarrassing yourself,' Jules wrote.

There is no suggestion that Tess has done anything improper and she has yet to respond to Jules' public statements.