WESTERN BULLDOGS forward and 2017's No.1 pick Isabel Huntington has undergone scans on her reconstructed right knee after injuring it at training on Saturday.
A worst-case scenario – a torn ACL – could result in her third knee reconstruction in just over two years. Huntington has an appointment on Wednesday to receive results of the scans.
Huntington needed a right knee reconstruction after tearing her ACL in round two of the 2018 NAB AFLW season in February, against the Brisbane Lions.
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She previously tore her left ACL in an under-18 All Stars match in in Melbourne in September 2016.
Given the short nature of the AFLW season, which runs from February-March, even minor damage to her knee could affect her chances of playing.
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Huntington told the club website last week she was hopeful of a round one return and had been given approval to return to full training, having already begun tackling and contact work.
A prodigious talent, the now-19-year-old was selected with the first pick in last year's draft despite not having played a game since the left ACL tear.
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At her best, Huntington is strong overhead with elite skills and mobile enough to play as a tall midfielder as well as key forward.
She has played just three games since September 2016, one of which was a practice match.