It may be less than a week since the Carlton team went down swinging at Subiaco, but already a number of players have undergone various operations to ensure their readiness for the 2011-’12 pre-season period.

Amongst them is Marc Murphy, who following consultation with the club’s football and medical departments, checked in for arthroscopic surgery on his knee on Tuesday. While Murphy didn’t miss any football during the year he did have some soreness and there was some slight swelling so the decision was made by the medical team to have the surgery to ensure he is right for pre-season.

Murphy, the 24 year-old midfielder who racked up an average 29 disposals over 24 matches in what was his most consistent season to date, was one of four players - together with Michael Jamison, Matthew Kreuzer and Simon White - who underwent a similar procedure and are expected to resume on schedule.

Jamison, Kreuzer and White were this season confined to 14, 12 and six senior appearances respectively. Jamison is the only one of the three to play in Carlton’s two finals appearances.