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Gold Coast defender Connor Budarick's 2021 AFL season is over after it was confirmed he ruptured an ACL late in the Suns' win over North Melbourne.

Gold Coast has confirmed young defender Connor Budarick ruptured his ACL in last weekend's AFL win over North Melbourne.

The 19-year-old injured his knee in the final quarter of the 59-point win over the Kangaroos at Metricon Stadium on Saturday.

Scans have confirmed a rupture and the second-year player will undergo surgery in coming days.

The news is less clear on tall forward Sam Day, who was subbed out at halftime with a knee injury of his own.

Day has had his injured knee scanned but the Suns are waiting to consult a specialist before determining the 28-year-old's outlook.

"We'll have a further prognosis on that later in the week," head physiotherapist Lindsay Bull said.

Day will be hoping the injury isn't too serious after missing the entire 2017 campaign with a hip complaint.

Back-up ruckman Zac Smith is also making progress in his recovery from a pre-season PCL injury.

Smith has come out of a knee brace this week and the club says he's set to resume running in the next few days.