Daniel Merrett and Matt Maguire will undergo surgery once the Brisbane Lionsβ 2014 campaign comes to a close, to clean up minor ailments ahead of next season.
Physical Performance Manager Brett Burton, of the Bupa Recovery Team, said the pairβs respective injuries werenβt anything serious and wouldnβt hinder their 2015 pre-season preparations.
βGoose will go in for an ankle clean-up,β Burton told LionsTV as part of the Bupa Recovery Report.
βDaniel Merrett will go in for a knee and ankle β they be a couple of weeks apart.
βBoth those (surgeries) are minor clean-ups, so theyβll be back for a full pre-season.β
Merrett and Maguire arenβt the only sore Lions, with Burton revealing a number of others have pulled up sore from Sundayβs tough encounter with Fremantle at the Gabba.
βWeβve got a few players in doubt, so weβll see how they go on Thursday and confirm after that,β he said.
One player in line for selection in the final Lions team for 2014 is ruckman Matthew Leuenberger, who starred for the Reserves in Sydney on Saturday.
Leuenberger hasnβt played a senior match since injuring his knee against Port Adelaide in Round 4 earlier this season, and will be keen to finish his campaign strongly.
βHeβs available. He played really well from all reports. He kicked four goals and was pretty dominant in the ruck. Heβll be up for selection this week.β
Surgery for Rog and Goose
Merrett and Maguire will go under the knife at the end of the 2014 season