FREMANTLE midfielder Lachie Neale will have a double dose of surgery in the coming month after playing through pain for more than half of his record-breaking season.

The 23-year-old, coming off a 737-disposal season which is the highest recorded since Champion Data became the AFL statistics provider in 1999, will have an operation on his right shoulder in Perth on Thursday.

He will go under the knife again in a few weeks’ time, getting his left wrist fixed.

Neale played in all 23 of the Dockers’ matches in 2016 and is the red-hot favourite to take out his first Doig Medal best-and-fairest award.

The All-Australian hopeful’s wrist and shoulder setbacks both involve ligament damage.

His wrist injury occurred in the first half of the season, while his shoulder injury happened early in the Round 20 Western Derby loss to West Coast.

He also played with a tear in his calf against the Western Bulldogs last week, dragging himself across the line to help farewell teammate and games record-holder Matthew Pavlich with a memorable victory.

Neale is expected to resume full training after the Christmas break.

Camera Icon Fremantle’s Lachie Neale will have off-season shoulder and wrist operations. Credit: AAP

The Dockers have begun their list clean-out after a disappointing season, which ended with a win against the Bulldogs at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.

Irishman Sean Hurley, who joined the club as an international rookie in 2014, was the first player to be cut on Tuesday.

The injury-prone 196cm utility failed to play an AFL game, and was restricted to just three WAFL games due to persistent hip problems.

The majority of the delistings aren’t expected to be finalised until Peel Thunder’s WAFL finals campaign is over.

Up to 16 Dockers-listed players are in line to play for the Thunder in Sunday’s elimination final against East Perth at Bendigo Bank Stadium.