KIM Mickle’s decision to try her hand at the AFLW has resulted in devastating consequences, with the dual Olympian rupturing her ACL.

Mickle played her first game for Fremantle in Sunday’s loss to Brisbane, but spent the second half on the bench after an awkward landing near the boundary line.

Scans yesterday revealed the news, which will severely hamper the reigning Commonwealth javelin gold medallist’s chances of defending her crown on the Gold Coast next year.

The 32-year-old, who underwent a shoulder reconstruction after last year’s Olympics in Rio, said she had been shocked by the diagnosis.

“I didn’t expect this to be a major injury at all, but you win some and you lose some, and now I just want to look ahead to what my options are and determine a course of action for my recovery.”

Originally published as ACL injury ends Mickle's AFLW season