Jaeger O’Meara will fly to London later this month to undergo surgery with one of the world’s leading specialists.

The second-year star had been placed on a modified program throughout 2014, with the ongoing knee complaints restricting him from training at full intensity.

O’Meara, who has not missed a game in his two maiden seasons, will undergo cutting-edge surgery in a bid to repair the patella tendons in both knees.

The Gold Coast young gun is expected to be in recovery for an extended period of time, although the procedure will give O’Meara a better opportunity to take another step forward when he returns for his third year in the AFL.

"I haven’t been able to train much this year because of my patella tendons which has been a little frustrating," O’Meara told The Courier Mail.

"I’ve got problems with both my knees but I’m going to get that fixed up during the off-season.

"I’ll miss a chunk of the pre-season. I won’t be doing everything the main group does for a while.

"I’ll slowly progress into the main group. It looks like it will be anything between 12 to 16 weeks of rehab before I’m back with the rest of the boys.’’

Like many of his teammates, O’Meara said there were plenty of positives to take from the first-half of 2014, which saw Gold Coast sit atop the premiership table at 7-2.

While a cruel run of injuries as well uncharacteristic performances hurt the SUNS’ finals ambitions, O’Meara said the team simply had to do better next season.

"It didn’t matter who was out on the park, it was unacceptable," O’Meara said.

"We were very pleased to be 7-2 at the start of the year so it was really disappointing to finish the way we did.

"To win only three games in the second half of the year meant we really missed out on an opportunity.

"It’s going to burn. It’s burning at the moment. I wish I was playing finals footy."