Brisbane is giving key defender Jack Payne every chance to play in Saturday's semi-final against GWS after scans revealed some "positive news".
Payne was cleared of any serious damage to his knee after being subbed out in the half-time break of the elimination final win against Carlton at the Gabba.
The 24-year-old had returned to the senior side after a persistent foot injury kept him sidelined since Round 17.
The Lions released a statement on Monday.
"The Brisbane Lions have received some positive news with defender Jack Payne a chance to play in Saturday night's Semi-Final against GWS Giants," the club said.
"Scans on Monday cleared Payne of any serious knee injury after being subbed out during the half-time break of Saturday's Elimination Final win over Carlton.
"The club will aim to have the defender running at training on Tuesday with the assistance of a knee brace before making a final decision later in the week.
"The Lions have no other injuries from the first week of finals."
Payne replaced Darragh Joyce in the side for the first final, who will be in contention for selection this week.
Joyce featured in the club's VFL side over the weekend, taking 12 marks and gathering 21 touches.
Captain Harris Andrews spoke following the club update on Payne, saying that if needed, the right-footer could've continued playing.
"I think Fages' said he could've played if he had to go back on," Andrews said.
"He's obviously very important. He's a big part of what we do down there. His ability to compete hard and buy into our system is sensational.
"At the same time, though, we've worked without him... guys like Darragh Joyce and Shadeau Brain have had to come in and play roles. That's the beauty of (our) backline.
"If he's right, that's fantastic. If not, I'm confident that the guy who comes in will get the job done."
Andrews also touched on his omission from the 2024 All-Australian side after many pundits had him in the starting 22.
Carlton's Jacob Weitering and West Coast's Jeremy McGovern were named as the two talls, with Fremantle's Luke Ryan filling up the spots.
Despite it stinging the Brisbane captain, he knows there's "bigger fish to fry".
"Obviously, a little bit (it hurts)," Andrews said.
"It'd be nice to be in those teams. It's probably one of those things that you reflect upon later on in your life, maybe when your career finishes up, and you try to earn a quick buck at a couple of sportsman's lunches, but I'm not really too concerned about it.
"There's certainly bigger fish to fry and bigger motivations at play.
"At the end of the day, we're not here for the individual accolades, we're here for team success.
"After 10 years of playing footy, all I'm chasing is a premiership, so I'm really excited for potentially what the next month holds."
Brisbane will have their hands full when they face the Giants on Saturday at ENGIE Stadium before a clash with Geelong at the MCG awaits the winner.
