Ahead of the AFL finals, Lions star Lachlan Neale says he tries to shut out the commentary around his performance but sometimes uses criticism as motivation.
Often when an elite athlete is asked about criticism surrounding them - their form, their attitude, their character - they deliver a similar response.
The 2020 Brownlow Medal winner was heavily tagged by Gold Coast star Touk Miller and Fremantle sensation Hayden Young, with Buckley believing the 30-year-old was not working as hard as what AFL pundits had been so used to seeing. “I think when you get to my age and my experience you probably take little pieces of different things - it’s not necessarily media driven - to find motivation to keep you going.
While the collective effort of the group will ultimately determine whether Brisbane can claim its first flag since 2003, legendary coach Leigh Matthews indicated Neale would be a man who needed to find an even greater gear to get them over the line. For that to happen, he said, Neale would hold a major key, but the remaining 21 men needed to follow his lead.
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