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Joel Gould

'Grateful to have my leg': Mariner eyes stunning return

Deine Mariner is happy he still has his right leg after emergency surgery saved his career. (AAP PHOTOS)

Deine Mariner was in danger of losing his right leg before it was saved by emergency surgery, so when he woke up in hospital his first reaction was priceless.

"To be honest, I didn't think about it too much because when I woke up, I saw my leg still there, so I was like, 'Oh, it'd be pretty bad if I woke up and my leg wasn't there'," the Brisbane winger said.

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