After being forced to watch from the sidelines last season, Tom Liberatore is ready to attack 2019.

The premiership midfielder, who ruptured his ACL in the opening minutes of the Dogs’ 2018 campaign, is making the most of being back in full training and match practice.

All going well over the next two months, he’s targeting a Round 1 return.

“My knee’s going well,” Liberatore told westernbuldogs.com.au from the club’s pre-season camp in Mooloolaba.

“I’ve been back into full training since the end of December, early January.

“I think so - I’ll be ready to go (for Round 1). I’m good to go now, so I’ll just make sure I have good prep from now until then and I’ll be good to go.

“I’m excited to get around a bunch of new players, because we’ve had a few changes, and just excited to get out there and play again.”

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Going through the same injury and rehabilitation process previously – in 2015, to his opposite knee – has helped the 26-year-old this time.

“I think it helps that I’ve done it before,” Liberatore said.

“Having this prep this time around, having played a few games against ourselves and getting that duration of match practice under my belt (helps).

“There’s similar challenges.

“The repetitiveness of rehab can sometimes get a bit monotonous, but it’s been a bit smoother this time having the previous experience.”

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This is the fifth consecutive year the Dogs have held a training camp in Mooloolaba, which wraps up this week.