Sad news: West Coast recruit is going to suffer a big blow due to…

West Coast enlist Matilda Sergeant has experienced a brutal blow in the wake of bursting her front cruciate tendon (upper leg tendon) at preparing and will miss the forthcoming 2024 AFLW season. Sergeant’s physical issue happened last week during preparing and she will go through a medical procedure on her knee. The 25-year-old was enrolled to the Birds in the slow time of year with pick No.42 in last year’s draft from Claremont Football Club. She was already at the Fremantle Dockers from 2019-2022 playing 19 games, prior to being delisted toward the finish of the 2022 season. West Coast AFLW mentor Daisy Pearce stresses losing Sergeant for season 9 of the ladies’ opposition is a “overwhelming” blow for the entire group. “We’re grief stricken for Matilda, it’s staggering information for herself and for our group,” Pearce said. “The club will fold their arms over her and backing her through this troublesome time. “We will be close by and anticipate her proceeding to have a functioning impact in our program.” West Coast mentor Daisy Pearce says she’s grief stricken for Matilda Sergeant after the previous Docker was precluded for the whole 2024 AFLW season with a knee injury. Sergeant, who played 19 games for the Dockers between 2019-2022 preceding joining West Coast before the end of last year, tore her front cruciate tendon during a preparation drill a week ago. The 25-year-old had endeavored to get back onto an AFLW list after she was delisted by Fremantle in 2022 over injury concerns. A champion season at Claremont in the WAFLW started interest, and the Falcons dipped with pick No.42 in last year’s draft. We will be close by and anticipate her proceeding to have a functioning impact in our program Yet, Sergeant’s vocation is again at the intersection following last week’s preparation injury, which will require a medical procedure. Pearce, who was reported as West Coast’s new mentor in December, was broken for Sergeant. “We’re shattered for Matilda, it’s staggering information for herself and for our group,” she said. “The club will fold their arms over her and backing her through this troublesome time.”