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Carlton have confirmed former skipper Sam Docherty will be selected for their elimination final against Brisbane on Saturday night, six months after rupturing his ACL. In an AFL comeback story as remarkable as it is poetic, Docherty will return to the scene of his third ACL injury, the Gabba, where he went down in Opening Round against the Lions, his former club, on March 8. 7NEWS Melbourne’s Mitch Cleary first flagged the possibility of this comeback in July.
Caleb Marchbank is also a chance, but nine changes to a team for a final would be considered an extraordinary risk. Speaking over the past weekend, before Docherty’s inclusion was confirmed, Blues skipper Patrick Cripps backed the veteran in. “He is just a great story. He has done a lot of work he has been doing that for a good month, six weeks, of training,” Cripps said. “He has put his hand up but the coaches have got to pick a side they think is best. “Personally I love playing with him.
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