West Coast utility Simon Tunbridge will miss the entire 2017 AFL season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Tunbridge, who has played 10 games for the Eagles, fell awkwardly while changing direction during a training drill on Monday.
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The utility has had an injury-plagued career at West Coast, with his 2016 season blighted by a back injury in preseason and an ankle injury early in the year.
And then, after forcing his way back into the Eagles side, Tunbridge was handed a three-match ban after being charged twice for separate incidents in West Coast's thrilling one-point round 21 win over Greater Western Sydney.
The Eagles have been plagued by knee problems in recent times, with ruck duo Nic Naitanui and Scott Lycett also sidelined.
- AAP