The experienced midcourter was stretchered from the court in the dying stages of the Roosters’ 44-36 loss to Cobden on Saturday after hurting herself in a contest.

Van Rooy said early diagnosis was a patella dislocation.

“I had an x-ray and there was no break that they could see but they said there could still be a fracture,” she said.

“It’s a part of sport unfortuntately. It’s a bit painful today.

“I will go back and see Doctor (Phillip) Hall and hopefully get the ball rolling and get scans done to see what the damage is.”

Van Rooy was taken to hospital via ambulance.

“(I hear) it’s best it (the dislocation) came back in by itself because if it doesn’t it causes a fair bit more trouble,” she said.

“It was very painful. I have had a reco on that knee before and it hurt doing it but this was a fair bit different and more painful.”

Van Rooy praised Liz Bryne, who battled sickness, for her resilience.

“She was so pale and is not feeling great today,” she said.

“We tried to take her off in the third quarter and we fell apart so we put her back on.”

Cobden’s win propelled it into the top five in place of Port Fairy.

Bombers coach Nadine McNamara said their defensive pressure was critical.

“It was a fantastic win. It was quite terrible conditions so it was pretty scrappy but a win is a win at this stage of the season,” she said.

McNamara said South Warrnambool was a side on the rise.

“They’re a fantastic netball side – looking at the ladder, they’re a lot better than where they are sitting,” she said.

“They have quite a bit of versatility in their side.

“It’s fantastic to see the competition so even.”