Geelong's DANIEL MENZEL will need a second knee reconstruction, after rupturing his left ACL in his comeback VFL match on the weekend.

The 20-year-old underwent his first knee operation last year, after blowing out his right knee in the finals campaign.

The Cats have rallied around the youngster, and have indicated he’ll have surgery sooner rather than later.

DANIEL’s declared he'll be back better than ever.