Ben Venn's Injury Table

 
do we find out the full extent of his injury tomorrow?

what exactly is the hip flexor and how bad is it to injure?

Far as I recall, there are loads of different muscles which are included in hip flexors. So it depends which one he's injured

Away from I<3 Nix by chance?

I <3 Nix2011-11-15 13:36:59

If we have Vinnie back but Sanchez and Iffy out, does that mean playing Smith in an attacking role?

Or Ward.

Smith please.

Let's just get Vinnie back first =D

We need our dirty sanchez!

any news on the latest injuries?newzealandpower2011-11-15 19:24:12

Locky out for ?????? Is Downey still carrying an injuy ?????? Is Smith Fit ??????

Smith fit, think Downey has been running with squad

So, does anyone know re. Pantellis' injury? Is he actually 100% definitely out for the whole season? Or if he did one of those miraculous faster than expected recovery things that happen some times is there a chance he might be fit for some of the finals series?

It has been mentioned he would take 9-12 months to recover so no chance.

http://www.skysport.co.nz/article/football/headlines/injury-shocked-pantelis-50431/

A full knee reconstruction. No way he will be seen this season. MAYBE for the next preseason

I would not hold high hopes for Pantellis unfortunately. This is his second major knee recon. At 30 years old it is hard to imagine him coming back with the same fizz when he was a youngster. The guys on the Adelaide formum rated him fairly highly but said he seemed to be always injured. Thats one of the reasons why they got rid of him.

Any word on Leo?

Something about it not being as bad as first thought, some bad bruising though.

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/230043%2Cricki-reaches-new-heights-bertos-okay.aspxashby2012-01-30 10:47:51

I heard Dr Siggy say on the radio last night that Leo has it iced up, is taking a couple of beers as painkillers, but does not appear to be too bad.

But, with all due respect, Siggie would proably say that an amputated foot would be a minor niggle.

To be fair, he'd more likely to be the one handing out the amputations than the one receiving them.

Just a flesh wound.... harden up!!!

Maybe that's why he'd say they were minor niggles?

Leo is fine, he is just going to rest up for the next day or two. Should be fine for next week

Sweet. Thanks thread.

Daniel picked up an ankle injury on the weekend, will be our for 2-3 weeks.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Pantelis-on-the-mend/45579

Wellington Phoenix midfielder Lucas Pantelis has become something of a forgotten man.

Just months after arriving in the New Zealand capital from Adelaide, the 29-year-old suffered a season-ending knee injury before a ball had been kicked in anger.

He required a full knee reconstruction and in his own words had to 'learn how to walk again' all the while the Phoenix have been experiencing the highs and lows of another Hyundai A-League campaign.

While his team-mates have trained, played, travelled, risen to the heights of second place in the league, and dropped back down to their current position of fourth, Pantelis has endured hours in the pool, on the bike and in the gym and is now walking without a limp and hopes to be jogging again by the end of March.

It has been a lonely road and he has missed the banter of the changing room and getting to know his team-mates.

"If I'd been here for two or three years where the players all know me it would have been a bit different. But the fact I was new you do feel a little bit left out, especially when the boys travel," Pantelis admitted.

"You're always asking questions. What happened? You want to know all about the funny stuff that goes on around the away trips and you do definitely miss that."

"When a team is going well, like we have been, you wish you were part of it. You are kind of part of it from a team perspective but you're not actually doing anything with respects to that achievement."

"But hopefully I can come back fitter and stronger next year and be involved in all of that."

It is not surprising given the lengthy recovery time from such an injury that Pantelis admits some days are better than others.

"That's just the nature of the beast of this injury. It's a grind in your head and that's where you've got to be strong," he said.

"I feel I am strong in the head and I've got great support at home which helps very much."

If he suffers no set-backs and is jogging by the end of March the next target will be sprinting and side-to-side movement by the end of April.

But it is really the start of pre-season for the 2012/13 campaign that Pantelis is looking forward to the most.

"Hopefully by mid-June, when we're due back from the off-season, I want to really get involved at training and do pretty much what the other boys are apart from contact," he said.

"If I can get to June and nothing goes wrong and there are no setbacks then hopefully around July I can start with the contact stuff."

But for this Saturday's match against Sydney he will have to content himself with watching from the couch.

Andrew Durante and Tim Brown are back from suspension for the crucial match between the fourth and sixth-ranked teams separated by just three points.

The Phoenix are looking to bounce back from successive losses with a place in the top six not yet guaranteed.

"They are your heart and soul of the club your captain and vice-captain. To have those guys back this week I'm sure will lift the boys," said Pantelis.

"I think Sydney have been doing better away from home this year than they have been at home, which is a good sign for us."

And the former Adelaide United star said anything less than a spot in the finals would not be acceptable for his new team and hopes they can go on and push for a top-four spot.

"We've still got two home games and I know the record has been pretty good at Westpac Stadium and we've got Gold Coast and Central Coast Mariners there," he said.

"If we can pick up two wins there and maybe a win or two in the away games, the top four is realistic."

http://www.skysport.co.nz/article/football/headlines/phoenix-must-stay-focused-57677/

Daniel was also a spectator and coach Ricki Herbert confirmed the Brazilian midfielder would be out for the rest of the season with a cracked ankle.

Is it true Lucas Pantelis has had a set back with his Knee opertion

Unlikely to be a starter for pre season

The operation happened ages ago, when I spoke to him in Febuary he was just starting to run again. 

 

Knee reconstructions are notoriously difficult to predict, and by no means offer certain outcomes. And I think he's had two? That's not a good sign.

Yes it is true...good oil

Any updates on the injury front ??

Are repairs and maintenance progress positively ??

Will all players be available for the pre-season trip to India (as we are lead to believe) ??

Those Injured

Paston, Downey, Lia, Pantelis, Sanchez, Moss

11 fit for tour plus juniors (Gouldy on the bench again)

Jez Gossip is slow this week !! 

Didn't know Sanchez was injured.

Pity our players with the most work cut out for them in the off season are out injured. Lia needs to be training his ass off turning himself into a RB, if that is indeed the direction we are headed and Sanchez needs to be developing playing relationships with everyone with respect to his central role. If he is going to be a key link between the attack and defense it would be nice to have him training for it. Likewise for Lia in his new role.

Oh well such is unpredictable and evil nature of injury in sport.

Oh bugger!

Sorry about that, can someone with sufficiently privledges delete these quintuple posts?

 

Also makes you wonder what plan B is if Sanchez gets injured this season? We don't really have a backup attacking midfielder