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Brisbane Lions co-captain Lachie Neale has made an extraordinary recovery to be selected for the AFL grand final against a Geelong side featuring Rhys Stanley.

Neale, whose season was feared over three weeks ago when suffering a calf injury, replaces Jarrod Berry, who will miss Saturday’s premiership decider after dislocating a shoulder last weekend.

The Cats summoned Stanley to replace five-time All Australian defender Tom Stewart, who was concussed in last Friday night’s preliminary final against Hawthorn.

Neale’s return is a near miracle after club doctors told him he was a five per cent chance of playing again this season.

The injury was initially listed as having a season-ending four-to-six-week time frame.

But the dual Brownlow medallist was picked for the

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