IZAK Rankine may have played his final game for Gold Coast after coach Stuart Dew said the clever forward was unlikely to take part in the round 23 clash against North Melbourne on Saturday. 

Rankine did not take part in the Suns' main training session on Wednesday after being assisted from the field late in last weekend's loss to Geelong with a shoulder injury.

Dew said his out-of-contract small forward was likely to have surgery in the off-season and the decision on facing the Kangaroos would be made in the next 24 hours.

"He hurt that (shoulder) a month ago and just got up the week after," Dew said.

"He's unlikely (to play) given he hasn't trained, and we've got to take into account the risk factor there because he's had a couple of incidents in games and a couple at training.

"We won't take a risk with him, obviously, because it's likely he'll need an operation at the end of the year. 

"We'll weigh up the risk factor of playing him this week or not. If he's not right, he's not right."

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Dew did not speculate on whether last Saturday's game would be Rankine's last in Suns' colours, saying the 22-year-old had a big decision ahead.

Gold Coast has a chance to match its best finish for a season with a win over North, getting to 10 wins as they did in 2014.

Dew said his team was in much better shape than last year when it limped to the finish line with an 87-point hiding from Sydney in the final round.

"That was our goal, to hit the (finish) line with a bit of speed and this week is an opportunity to do that, but North will be thinking the same thing," he said.

"You always want a good performance heading into summer.

"Although finals aren't on the agenda, it's another opportunity for four quarters of playing our brand."