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Fit again, Knights' Gamble 'wanted to chop hand off'

Tyson Gamble says he'll happily take a bench role in Newcastle's finals campaign. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

Pain following surgery left Tyson Gamble wanting to cut his hand off but the Newcastle five-eighth insists he is now fully fit and ready to act as the Knights' super-sub in the NRL finals.

Gamble made a miraculous return to the field on Sunday only 18 days after surgery to repair a broken hand, starting from the bench during a 14-6 defeat of the Dolphins that confirmed Newcastle's finals berth.

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