All hail Jules Neale.
Australia’s WAG royalty collectively genuflected on Tuesday, dropping to their knees to bow before the queen.
Fresh off the very public implosion of her marriage to Brisbane Lions champion Lachie Neale, Jules posted a sun-drenched carousel that said more than any statement ever could.
Smiling, bronzed and unbothered, Jules posed in a blue polka-dot bikini topped with a chocolate coloured cowboy hat, alongside snaps of friends, food and nature.
But it was the comments section that truly revealed where the nation’s loyalties lie.
Jesinta Franklin led the charge, with Buddy’s better half declaring: “Bow down 🔥👑👸.”
She wasn’t alone. Support flooded in from across the AFL’s most exclusive inner circle, including Liv Cripps (wife of West Coast Eagle Jamie), Amy Rohan (partner of Geelong’s Gary), Courtney Darling (wife of former West Coast Eagle Jack), Laura Ah Chee (West Coast Eagle Callum’s wife) and Dockers WAG Torry O’Meara.
Support also poured in from well beyond the footy bubble, with cricket WAG Rachel Khawaja, influencer and cosmetics founder Elle Ferguson and tanning empire Loving Tan chiming in — the brand declaring Jules a “queen 👸🏼🔥”.
The post was set to Taylor Swift’s Father Figure — a song choice fans were quick to label as anything but accidental.
Jules kept the caption minimal — a simple “🫶” — letting the imagery, and the lyrics, do the heavy lifting.
Swift’s track is loaded with themes of confrontation, self-preservation and consequences, prompting followers to read the post as a quiet but deliberate declaration of moving on.
It includes lines such as: “You want a fight, you found it, I got the place surrounded,” which were interpreted as a nod to the army of girls’-girls rallying behind her.
“Who covered up your scandals? Mistake my kindness for weakness and find your card cancelled,” struck a little closer to home, echoing the public fallout surrounding the Brisbane Lions star and the alleged betrayal involving her former best friend Tess Crosley.
Another lyric — “Leave it with me, I protect the family” — appeared to mirror Jules’ return to Perth with her two children, firmly closing the chapter on her Brisbane life with Lachie.
It comes after Tess’ husband Ben Crosley confirmed the pair are no longer living together when approached at the family’s Camp Hill home on Sunday, according to the Daily Mail.
Since returning back home to WA, Jules has been spotted with friends at Perth cafes and appears to be healing with family back in her home state.
And the next chapter is already underway.
Just hours before the Instagram post dropped, Perth-based talent agency One Daydream announced Jules had officially joined its books.
“Jules is a Perth-based talent with a strong presence across beauty, fashion and lifestyle,” the agency said, praising her hair styling background and “polished yet effortless” aesthetic.
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