The Brisbane Lions look set to be boosted by the return of forward Lincoln McCarthy for Saturday night’s Qualifying Final against Port Adelaide.

McCarthy, who missed Brisbane’s final round match against St Kilda due to a calf strain, trained strongly on Tuesday and will be available for selection.

Veteran defender Daniel Rich is also pushing for a VFL return just 24 hours after announcing he will retire at the end of the Club’s finals campaign.

Rich joined in full training this week after being sidelined with a hamstring injury and is a chance to play VFL in Saturday’s Semi-Final against Williamstown.

Jack Gunston also continued to build his running load this week and is tracking well, with the Club hopeful of the forward being a chance for the third week of finals.

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Rich: Proud that i've called myself a Lion for life

Daniel Rich speaks after announcing he'll be retiring from AFL at the end of this season.

INJURY LIST

Daniel Rich – Hamstring - Test

Jack Gunston – MCL - 2 weeks

James Madden – Shoulder - Season

Carter Michael – Quad - Season

Will Ashcroft – Knee - Season

Noah Answerth – Shoulder - Season