{"id":323633,"date":"2024-11-19T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/?p=323633"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:02:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T00:02:13","slug":"lake-suffers-major-injury-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/lake-suffers-major-injury-setback\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake suffers major injury setback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Wellington Phoenix will be without Rebecca Lake for the remainder of the 2024-25 Ninja A-League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The club\u2019s and Lake\u2019s worst fears have been realised with scans confirming the centre back ruptured the ligaments in her left foot in the second round defeat to Canberra United at Porirua Park earlier this month.

It was only her second A-League game back after a high ankle sprain abruptly ended her maiden season in March.

She is expected to be sidelined for at least six months after she has surgery.

\u201cI\u2019m obviously pretty gutted,\u201d Lake said. \u201cI was ready to build on last season and I felt like I had a bit of unfinished business.

\u201cBut I\u2019ve had some time to process it and I just want to get into surgery and start the rehab.

\u201cI\u2019m still going to be supporting the girls all the way, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 01: Rebecca Lake of the Phoenix runs with the ball during the round one A-League Womens match between Western United and Wellington Phoenix at Ironbark Fields on November 01, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Canterbury defender will meet her surgeon today (Tuesday) and plans to remain with the Phoenix and do her rehab at the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS).

\u201cI feel like I recover a lot faster when I\u2019m around physios all the time and obviously we\u2019ve got the AlterG (anti-gravity treadmill) and other facilities at NZCIS as well, so when I am able to get out of my boot and start running I\u2019ve definitely got everything here that I need.

\u201cI want to show that I can smash this rehab the second time around and come back to the Nix, if I get the opportunity.\u201d

Phoenix head coach Paul Temple says Lake is going to be missed.

\u201cWe all really feel for Bex,\u201d Temple said. \u201cShe is a major part of the team, not only as a key figure at the back but as our vice-captain.

\u201cIt\u2019s cruel this has happened so early in our campaign and after she had worked so hard during the year to come back from the ankle injury which brought an early end to her first pro season.

\u201cBex was set to have a breakout year and it\u2019s gut-wrenching we have to wait another 12 months to see her make her mark at this level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAITLAND, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 17: Annalie Longo of the Phoenix is attended to by team doctor and staff during the round three A-League Women’s match between Newcastle Jets and Wellington Phoenix at Maitland Regional Sportsground, on November 17, 2024, in Maitland, Australia. (Photo by Scott Gardiner\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully Paul Temple hasn\u2019t also lost his captain to a serious injury.

Annalie Longo copped a nasty blow to her head late in Sunday\u2019s third round defeat to Newcastle Jets and it was feared she had fractured her eye socket.

But scans have since cleared Longo of any fracture or concussion.

There is still severe bruising around her left eye and she\u2019s unlikely to feature against Adelaide United in Friday night\u2019s Unite Round match at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney.

Main image:<\/em><\/strong> Rebecca Lake warms up for the second round Ninja A-League match against Canberra United at Porirua Park. Photo: Ryan Imray\/Imray’s Snaps.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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