GOLD Coast midfielder Dion Prestia has played his last game for 2016 – and possibly his last in Suns colours.
Prestia is having surgery in Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon, with his knee injury worse than first thought
The out-of-contract 23-year-old has been playing with pain for much of the season, but aggravated the problem in round 16 against the Brisbane Lions.
The recovery period is six weeks, ruling Prestia out of a return to action this year.
Prestia will have his bout of knee surgery and then decide on his future.
"He'll miss the rest of the year," Gold Coast football manager Marcus Ashcroft told AFL.com.au.
"We thought it'd be touch and go, but with five weeks remaining, there's not enough time to come back.
"He's pushed through most of the year with what he's had."
Prestia has "wear and tear" and some floating bone in the knee that needs cleaning out.
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