{"id":323106,"date":"2024-10-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/?p=323106"},"modified":"2024-10-11T13:01:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T00:01:24","slug":"nix-gear-up-for-pre-season-friendlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/nix-gear-up-for-pre-season-friendlies\/","title":{"rendered":"Nix gear up for pre-season friendlies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Wellington Phoenix have lined up three pre-season matches as they ramp up their preparation for the 2024-25 Ninja A-League season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will travel to Australia to take on A-League opposition twice in the next two weeks, before rounding out their fixtures against the Phoenix academy side. All fixtures will be behind closed doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head coach Paul Temple is facing the challenge of a pre-season truncated by a FIFA international window, which will see multiple players away on international duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This underlines the importance of friendly matches, as the round one A-League clash away to Western United looms on Friday, November 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can do all the prep you like, play internal games, but nothing beats preparing against the opposition you\u2019re going to play during the season to see where you\u2019re at,\u201d Temple said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou really need, in that five weeks, at least two games against A-League opposition to prepare you for round one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"323110\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/nix-gear-up-for-pre-season-friendlies\/24-10-04-alw-training-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4977,3318\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1728036989&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"24-10-04 ALW Training-24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg 4977w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/24-10-04-ALW-Training-24.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emma Main and Zoe McMeeken train during pre-season. Photo credit: Cam McIntosh\/PhotoMac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have the challenge that we have to go to Australia to get those games, so I\u2019m really thankful that the club are backing us to go and play two games in Australia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can test ourselves at that level to see where we\u2019re at as a group, where we are fitness-wise leading into round one against Western United.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the Phoenix will face Western Sydney Wanderers, who finished seventh last season, on Sunday, October 13.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will return to Sydney, this time to play 2023-24 semi-finalists Central Coast Mariners, on Sunday, October 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, there will be a friendly against the club\u2019s academy side which will take place during the FIFA international window.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will take place in Wellington on Friday, October 26.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Phoenix women\u2019s pre-season fixtures (all behind closed doors)<\/em><br><\/span>vs Western Sydney Wanderers in Sydney on Sunday, October 13\u00a0<br>vs Central Coast Mariners in Sydney on Sunday, October 20\u00a0<br>vs Wellington Phoenix academy in Wellington on Friday, October 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