Fremantle veteran David Mundy is facing the possibility of a delayed start to the 2020 season after suffering a fractured leg in a freak cycling accident.

Dockers football manager Peter Bell this morning confirmed the injury, which occurred earlier this month when the 34-year-old was playing with his kids.

Bell explained Mundy’s foot had “slipped off the pedal and hit the gear chain”.

Mundy trained for two weeks after the incident before suffering soreness, with scans revealing a fibular fracture above his left ankle.

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“He presented to training fine, but obviously with lacerations and everything else right on the fibula area,” Bell said.

“He got through a couple of weeks of training, he (has managed) that left ankle anyway for a long time.

“But then last Friday he was a little bit sore so we sent him off for a scan and that showed a small fracture in the fibula.”

Camera Icon Mundy has missed just one game in the past three seasons. Credit: AFL Photos

Bell said there were no set time frames for Mundy’s return to action, but was hopeful he would be in the mix to be fit for Fremantle’s season opener against Essendon on March 21.

“We have to see how the fracture heals first of all and then it’s KPIs from there,” he said.

“Some guys recover quicker than others. But I’d be quite confident that he’ll be available early in the season.”

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Bell said Mundy was “a bit disappointed” with the setback but was adamant the 316-gamer’s 2020 campaign was not at risk.

“Not at all. We think he’ll be back out there reasonably quickly,” he said.

“There’s an element of the unknown as well. He knows his body as well so we’re just looking forward to supporting him rehabilitate and get him back out there.

“He even cracked a joke this morning that he’ll be looking for the guys to help out with the babysitting while he’s immobilised over the Christmas period. So I’m not sure how many of the guys will actually help out.

“But he’s in good spirits. It comes with the game.”

Mundy has shown remarkable durability despite his veteran status in recent years, missing just one game in the past three seasons.