The Western Bulldogs can confirm that scans have cleared Sam Darcy of an ACL rupture.

The 21-year-old has suffered an impaction fracture in his left knee, with associated ligament damage.

“Scans have cleared the ACL of damage but confirmed that he has suffered a significant knee injury with an impaction fracture at the front of his knee and associated ligament damage at the back of his knee,” Chris Bell, Head of Sports Medicine at the Bulldogs, said.

The Club is expecting that surgical management is required to repair this injury, with a definitive timeline to be set in coming weeks.

Further updates will be provided in due course.