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He won’t have a Mal Meninga-size guard on his forearm but Melbourne Storm star Jahrome Hughes is set to play in the club’s preliminary final at AAMI Park on Friday night.

Hughes fractured his forearm in the last round of the season and seemed long odds to be able to return in time for the finals.

Mal Meninga, right, sports his armguard after winning the 1989 ARL grand final with Canberra. Credit: Getty Images

But the reigning Dally M Medallist has recovered quicker than expected and Storm coach Craig Bellamy i

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