AFTER an off-season marred by controversy, finally some good news for Fremantle supporters.

Docker superstar Nat Fyfe says his mended broken leg "feels fantastic" as he prepares for pre-season by undertaking an intensive training camp in Los Angeles.

On the comeback trail after missing most of the Dockers' disastrous 2016 campaign, Fyfe and young defender Alex Pearce have been searching for an edge in their recoveries from broken legs in the USA.



"Alex and I are doing a two week intensive training camp both coming off end stage rehab for our broken legs," Fyfe told Channel Seven.

"We’ve been turning at a gym designed for MMA, boxing, NHL and NFL athletes, and training at a college facility down the road for our running.

"The training facility’s designed for former and current elite athletes of different codes. I spent some time with NHL athlete Nate Thompson, a former NFL linebacker.

"Just being able to pick their brains and ask a few things about their respective sports has been eye opening."

The Brownlow medallist was sidelined after round five last season when he re-injured the left leg he first broke during the 2015 preliminary final - while Pearce was out of action from round nine onwards after fracturing his tibia.

Fyfe's pre-season leading into this year was also compromised by a bulging disc in his back, but the star midfielder is feeling fresh and gearing up for Freo's return to summer training.

"Training's been great. I'm in end-stage rehab (and) the leg feels fantastic," Fyfe said.

"The back feels really good, and this little block will set me up for when I start back with the rest of the group on the 21st of November."

It is welcome news for the club that has been making headlines for the wrong reasons this off-season. Just days after it was revealed star defender Michael Johnson was being investigated by police for an incident in a kebab shop, it emerged that forward Shane Yarran had been charged with aggravated assault.     

Fyfe, who has played 117 games and will become a restricted free agent at the end of 2017, said he had picked up a few "little tricks" in the US to help his preparation and recovery.

"I guess why I came over here was to see if I could find an edge and find out a little bit about how other sports prepare and perform," the 25-year-old said.

"What I found out here in Australia with our footy is that we really have a world-class product.

"We're doing things pretty well, in saying that I have been able to find a few little tricks that will help me next year."

Pearce, 21, has played 21 career matches and won the Dockers' Beacon Award as the club's best young player in 2015.