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Season over: Kim Mickle.

Knee injury ends Mickle's season

Luckless Fremantle player Kim Mickle will miss the rest of the AFL Women's season after scans confirmed she ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament during her Dockers debut.

Mitch Wallis wants to play a part in the Dogs' premiership defence.

Wallis back running after broken leg

Western Bulldogs midfielder Mitch Wallis has taken a big step in his long road to recovery from a broken leg, running for the first time on an Anti-Gravity treadmill.

Robert Murphy couldn't play in the grand final, but was a huge presence for the Bulldogs.

Murphy back on track for Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs skipper Bob Murphy is ready to take the next step in his recovery from a knee reconstruction when the reigning premiers hit the training track on Monday.

Tom Bellchambers trains earlier in the week.

Dons manage Bellchambers' knee issue

Essendon say they expect Tom Bellchambers to be back in full training before the Christmas break as they manage a knee issue the ruckman is experiencing.

No show: Heritier Lumumba was not present at Melbourne training.

Lumumba missing from Melbourne training

Two weeks ago, Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin said Heritier Lumumba had been "totally cleared" of concussion and was expected to resume training on the 21st of November.

Fletcher Roberts competes on Saturday against the Giants.

Dogs defender to sweat on selection

Fletcher Roberts says he doesn't expect to know until after training on Thursday whether he will be playing in a grand final on Saturday, or join the list of those cursed to be dropped for a decider.