A medical check on Saturday morning will determine whether Richmond premiership player Shaun Grigg lines up for Redan against North Ballarat City in the Ballarat Football League later on that day.
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Grigg, who has been named as an emergency for the encounter, will have a trouble knee examined in Melbourne.
Redan coach Jarrett Giampaolo said Grigg's return to football was dependent on him getting a medical clearance.
He said if that tick of approval came on Saturday, Grigg would play against North Ballarat City at Mars Stadium.
Giampaolo said it was all about him having 100 per cent right before he donned the maroon and gold for the first time since his junior days at Redan.
He said the Lions wanted to ensure that once Grigg started playing he had on-field continuity leading up to and into finals.
If he is unable to play on Saturday, Grigg will get two more weeks to get his body right, with Redan having a bye ahead of the last four home and away rounds.
Grigg signed with Redan just days before clearances closed late last month.
He had his latest training run with the Lions at the City Oval on Thursday night.
He looked relaxed as he went through his paces.
Grigg, 31, announced his retirement from the AFL in mid-May, shortly before the mid-season draft.
He had been unable to play this season owing to knee and hip issues.
His AFL career featured 214 games - 43 with Carlton in 2007-2010 after being drafted from the North Ballarat Rebels and 171 with Richmond from 2011, including the 2017 premiership.
Meanwhile, Redan has made four changes to the 22 which fell in by five points against Bacchus Marsh with a goal after the final siren.
Dean Chester returns after missing two games, with Will Madden, Todd Douglass and Nick Barker.
The Lions have lost Blake Thomson (hamstring) and Lachlan McLean to the AFL Young Gun Series.
Daniel Bond is still out with an ankle injury suffered on the training track.
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