GOLD Coast midfielder Jaeger O'Meara is expected to miss the rest of the season after rupturing his patella tendon on Saturday. 

O'Meara dislocated his knee playing for the Suns' reserves in a practice match against the Brisbane Lions and scans confirmed the bad news.

It was O'Meara's first match back after undergoing patella surgery on both knees in London during the off-season.

Suns coach Rodney Eade said on Channel Seven on Sunday, "We've spoken to the surgeon in London and our doctor has spoken to the doctors in Brisbane; it just seems like a freak accident.

"He went to soccer the ball and a guy came across his knee front on and hit him and hyperextended his knee, so actually snapped the tendon that way.

"He'd be out for the season, I would think.

"We haven’t been notified yet (if surgery's required) but if he's ruptured the tendon, he'll have to get that sewn back together.”

Last year O'Meara battled patella tendinitis in both knees but still managed to average almost 22 disposals a game for the Suns.