ADELAIDE swingman Mitch Creek is confident of being fit for the Hawks' arrival on Saturday. Creek was injured by a stray elbow from Townsville’s Brian Conklin, who was also involved in a hit which left Perth’s Damian Martin sidelined.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Creek took to social media to say he had sustained no major injury and was hopeful to play against the Hawks, if not their Wednesday showdown with the Wildcats.
“Chin and jaw is pretty swollen still ... but nothing a few Panadol won't fix. I'm just a bit sore and will have a nice little headache for a few days,” Creek wrote.
Coach Joey Wright is hoping Creek will be cleared to play.
“It did look serious, (but) he was fine, he was begging to come back into the game. The doctor ruled him out, so we decided not to bring him back.”
The Hawks are all too aware of 36ers guard Jerome Randle’s ability to spark a comeback, just like Jermaine Beal did for the Wildcats in Wollongong.
Randle scored 33 points as the 36ers came from 21 points down to beat Sydney.