The Western Bulldogs are set to receive a timely boost with one of the competition's brightest young players, Isabel Huntington, expected to return from her ACL injury in her side's must-win match against Fremantle this weekend.

Having torn her right ACL in round two of her debut AFLW season last year, number one draft pick Huntington has been back in full-team training for several weeks.

Isabel Huntington in action shortly before tearing her ACL in round two last year. Credit:AAP

Western Bulldogs coach Paul Groves said on Tuesday that the 20-year-old would need to make it through the team's training session on Wednesday before confirming her availability for selection.

Yet with the defending premiers lingering at the bottom of conference A on eight points and Sunday's opponents Fremantle four points ahead, the Bulldogs will undoubtedly be keen to get Huntington back in the fold.