Hawks for mine, better form, and Kings have no bench to speak of at this stage of season.

Love to see Geordie get the reigns of a half decent team - agree Hawks in a tight one.

Appreciate the write ups Jack.

Madgen has dislocated his shoulder so it'll make Sydney's job that much harder.

Its close right now (34-31 Hawks), but I can see Gordie's mob pulling away for a solid win.

HAWKS WIN 75 TO 73

Brad Rosen just reported that Madgen will have at least 6 months on the sidelines given the severity of his dislocated shoulder.

Guess he is lucky that Sydney's season is all but over anyway.

Huge 3's by Oscar at the end

Depends on what internal bone/ligament damage he's done. X-rays may have shown more than just a dislocated shoulder.

Not all dislocations are like Mel Gibson's in the Lethal Weapon movies. Not all can just be popped back in and the person be ready to go.

smart defence by ervin on perry

what xray - do sydney have one out the back there. he did not go to hospital !!!

Anon - presumably it depends on the severity and extent of nerve and tissue damage around the joint. While most dislocations can be safely reduced in situ, some need to be dealt with in hospital, either with or without surgery. In 2012-13, around 3,400 reductions of shoulder dislocations were done in hospitals, nation-wide (AIHW data).

I don't think Garlepp enjoys being a focal point of the offence as he was forced to be here. Forced a couple of plays v double teams and then looked shattered at the end of the game.

He is best as a third option guy/hard worker

If that is the same shoulder Madgen did last time, I'd say he would be looking at surgery. Have done the same thing on both shoulders twice each before having surgery, ligaments tend to stretch and loosen the joint once it happens again.

HOME TEAM
K. Perry: 4
J. Duinker: 12
T. Garlepp: 5
K. White: -1
A. Brandt: -11
J. Cadee: -2
C. Ellis: -10
B. Madgen: -7
D. Joyce: 4

ROAD TEAM
G. Ervin: -16
O. Forman: 2
L. Davidson: 5
R. Martin: 13
T. COENRAAD: 0
J. Carson: 7
L. Nevill: -7
A. Ballinger: -7
B. Hill: 13
T. Demos: 0

Well that just goes to show that those stats mean absolutely nothing, as the Kings were a MUCH worse team with Duinker on the floor, especially late in the game...

I'm frigging getting sick of losing, but big props to my guys for the hustle they put in, only going down by 2 with Childress out and Madgen out for a large portion of the game... Also big props to me for keeping my mouth shut and not reminding the Hawks fans that were crowing about the win after the game of these facts and hinting that they shouldn't be overly cocky, seeing as how Oscar made some VERY tough shots at the end and we missed an OT by the skin of a missed layup...

Ah well, it could be worse... they put in 100% all the way through, unlike some other, much more stacked teams that have a big sign up saying "Go hard or go to Sydney". I wonder if they've taken that down for United home games yet...

He finally got his eye in^, but too little too late to earn himself a spot on the roster for next season, based on merit, not relationships...

^ compared to what he started off shooting

Clearly they weren't a worse team with Duinker on the floor. He may not have played well individually but when he was on the floor they were plus 12.