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It’s the time of the year to let the hair down and get loose but more importantly it’s time players can use to get back to health.

It’s rare for a player not to pick up some sort of niggle throughout the season and while the next six weeks are a chance to switch off, it’s the perfect time to rest the body from the rigours of weekly physicality.

For many of these men, off-season surgery is inevitable.

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Throughout the year, injuries put a premature end to the season of several stars.

The likes of Greg Inglis (ACL) will use the off-season to complete his rehabilitation before returning for pre-season training but many more have gone under the knife this week.

Once the rep season wraps up, those numbers will continue to rise.

Here’s who’s booked in for (or already had) surgery ahead of the 2018 season:

RAIDERS

Sia Soliola in hospital after surgery. Source: Supplied

Sia Soliola had a minor clean-out on his right elbow.

PANTHERS

Playmaker Tyrone May suffered an ACL injury in his final game of the season.

Forward Moses Leota had a sinus operation.

Corey Harawira-Naera and NYC No.9 Wayde Egan have both had shoulder reconstructions.

BULLDOGS

No players on their 2018 roster have gone for surgery.

SHARKS

Tony Williams rehabs his knee. Source: Supplied

Tony Williams, who hasn’t been re-signed, is recovering from an ACL injury.

Hooker James Segeyaro had an operation on his hand.

TITANS

Jarrod Wallace had a release of the groin adductor. He also had shoulder surgery with a minor AC joint clean-out.

Ash Taylor needed ankle and shoulder surgery.

“He had a bit of debris cleaned out and a similar thing to his ankle as well,” Head Physio Greg Condon told the club website.

Agnatius Paasi had a shoulder clean out, Ryan James need an ankle clean out and Tyrone Roberts had an anterior stabilisation of the shoulder.

Nathan Peats and Jade Ruka. Source: Supplied

Nathan Peats had shoulder surgery to repair a tendon. His recovery time ranges from five to six months.

Morgan Boyle suffered a PCL injury late in the season but no surgery required.

John Olive dislocated his elbow late in the year but no surgery needed.

Karl Lawton, Tyrone Roberts-Davis and Dan Sarginson are recovering from their respective shoulder surgeries earlier in the year.

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KNIGHTS

Outside back Nathan Ross has had several operations.

The flyer has had an elbow arthroscope to remove bone spurs, a finger reconstruction and eye surgery.

Nathan Ross in hospital after surgery. Source: Supplied

Mitch Barnett has had a shoulder reconstruction and Holden Cup centre-winger Cory Denniss needed an ankle arthroscope.

Daniel Saifiti (shoulder reconstruction) and Luke Yates (ankle arthroscope) had surgery before late in the season.

COWBOYS

Carlin Anderson in hospital after surgery. Source: Supplied

New recruit Carlin Anderson had surgery on his forearm.

John Asiata has broken his hand twice and needs surgery to fix his fingers.

Kane Linnett will also go under the knife. He need an elbow clean-out.

BRONCOS

Anthony Milford is booked in for shoulder surgery.

EELS

The club has no players booked in for surgery with Clint Gutherson already been for an operation to fix his knee. There are a handful of soft tissue injuries like Bevan French’s hamstring the club is looking after though.

ROOSTERS

They are yet to complete end of season medical review but don’t anticipate any operations.

SEA EAGLES

Dylan Walker needs surgery to fix a broken leg and dislocated ankle he suffered while playing for the Prime Minister’s XIII in Papua New Guinea.

Winger Johnathan Wright had finger surgery.

RABBITOHS

Souths star Angus Crichton in hospital. Source: Supplied

Angus Crichton had two operations.

The first was on his hip and the second on his finger.

Adam Reynolds (foot), John Sutton (knee) and Tyrell Fuimaono (hip) also went under the knife.

STORM

Sam Kasiano underwent surgery on his shoulder after the Bulldogs’ last game.

DRAGONS

Kurt Mann in hospital after surgery. Source: Supplied

Joel Thompson had elbow surgery and Kurt Mann had shoulder surgery.

Josh McCrone underwent one of the more painful operations, requiring a double groin reconstruction before departing the club for Toronto.

WARRIORS

No players on their 2018 roster have gone for surgery.

TIGERS

Winger David Nofoaluma had surgery to remove two hernias.

Hooker Jacob Liddle had a second shoulder operation after dislocating his shoulder back in July.

In a boost for the club, incoming half Josh Reynolds didn’t need surgery on his injured ankle.