Embattled AFL star Lachie Neale has been seen collecting items from the home he shared with wife Jules before their separation earlier this month.

Lachie, who was sporting a brown cap, black t-shirt and sunglasses, was pictured at the home taking tongs and what appears to be a shoebox out of his former home in the quiet Brisbane suburb of Seven Hills.

The Brisbane Lions star confirmed that he had separated from wife Jules after she issued a damning statement about the state of their marriage at the end of last year, following rumours that she and Lachie were “working through” marital issues.

“I want to make it very clear that I am not ‘working through’ anything,” Jules said.

“I have been betrayed in the most unimaginable way.

“All I can do now is to to heal and do what’s best for my children.”

It is believed Jules has returned to her home State of WA with the couple’s two children.

At a press conference at the Brisbane Lions HQ earlier this month, Lachie confirmed that he and Jules, who married in 2018, had separated.

“While I won’t go into specifics, I can say that I have let my family down and I apologise for my actions that have let down those that are closest to me,” he said.

“For that I am deeply sorry.”

The pictures of Lachie come after the woman believed to be at the centre of the Neales’ marriage breakdown, Tess Crosley, took down pictures featuring the Neales, Ms Crosley, and her husband Ben.

Ms Crosley, who is a Mormon who completed missionary work in Jules’ hometown of Perth, celebrated her 30th birthday in South Australia last week and posted a photo of herself at Penfold Magill Winery on Instagram.

“Turned 30 on the weekend 🪩🍸🎈,” the caption said.

Her husband Ben was notably absent from the birthday post, and was spotted at Bambu Fitness in Bali just days earlier.

The Crosleys, who married in 2017 and share one child, lived just three minutes’ drive away from the former Neale residence.