Brisbane will select Lachie Neale for Saturday’s AFL grand final against Geelong, according to Channel 7’s Caroline Wilson.
The two-time Brownlow medallist hurt his calf on September 5 and was ruled out for the season by the club, who deemed it at least a four-week injury.
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But the midfielder and co-captain refused to accept that and, after a tough running session on Saturday, completed training in front of thousands of fans in Springfield on a warm Tuesday morning .
He kicked at goals, fielded ground balls and twisted and turned in traffic in the side’s final hit-out before flying to Melbourne on Wednesday.
Neale had 35 touches in the Lions’ grand-final domination of Sydney last year and is one of the cleanest ball-han