Luckless West Coast utility Brianna Green will have to wait until the inaugural AFLW Western Derby to make her debut for the Eagles after being ruled out of round one due to general soreness.

Green signed a two-year deal with the Eagles earlier this year despite playing just three of a possible 22 games for the Dockers after being taken with pick 13 in the inaugural draft.

A broken collarbone kept Green to just two games in 2017, before a torn ACL after one game in 2018 cost her most of the next two seasons, leaving the promising 23-year-old’s career in limbo, before she was picked up by the Eagles in April.

“I feel very fortunate,” Green told the club’s website earlier this year.

“West Coast didn’t need to sign me because I haven’t played a lot of footy recently. But the conversations I had with ‘Sellers’ (head of female football Adam Selwood), he said he was impressed with the few games he saw me play back in 2017.

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“I think it’s probably the spark I needed after such a tough run with injuries. It’s a little bit more special being involved with a club that you grew up supporting. It’s definitely reignited my passion for the game.”

Camera Icon Brianna Green. Credit: Michael Willson / AFL Photos, Michael Willson

Ruck Alicia Janz and midfielder Melissa Caulfield (both knee) are the only other players on the Eagles’ injury list ahead of their inaugural AFLW game against Collingwood at Victoria Park on Sunday.

Janz, also a former Docker, will miss the entire season after injuring her meniscus in her right knee last season, with Parris Laurie to be the team’s first choice ruck.

The 29-year-old has a significant history of knee injuries, including a PCL reconstruction on her left knee as well as an MCL and LCL strains while playing in the final round of the 2018 season for Fremantle.

Fremantle will also be without a number of players for their opening 2020 clash against Geelong at Fremantle Oval.

Last week the Dockers confirmed Irish recruit Aine Tighe would miss the season after tearing her ACL in their practise match against Adelaide, leaving teenager Mim Strom to lead the ruck in her absence.

Fremantle will also be without Ann McMahon (broken leg and ACL), Alex Williams (ACL) and Matilda Sergeant (hip) for round one, while captain Kara Antonio is returning from a knee injury which kept her out of last year’s preliminary final loss to Carlton.