2026 AFLW: West Coast Eagles star Ella Roberts will be cautious in return from torn ACL
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West Coast Eagles star Ella Roberts has declared she will not return from her torn ACL until she feels fully ready — and that might not be next season.
West Coast Eagles star Ella Roberts has declared she will not return from her torn ACL until she feels fully ready — and that might not be next season.
But when she does come back, the now-triple AFLW club champion is already relishing the chance to unlock new areas of her game as she targets becoming a more-complete player.
Roberts became the first Eagles AFLW player to win three-straight club champion awards on Friday, capping off another wonderful season which also saw her named in the extended All Australian squad.
The individual honour came against the backdrop of a heartbreaking week for Roberts, after it was confirmed she had torn her ACL in West Coast’s final game of the home-and-away season. She attended the ceremony on crutches, just days after going under the surgeon’s knife.
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