This could be a tricky contest for the hawks, nz still have a lot talent, which you would think won't lie dormant for ever. Can Adel start to earn the money they are paying him? If he can hawks should win. I’m tipping an upset though as I think nz can win a very close one.

If Adel is in the starting line up again then Gorg needs a good kick up the bum for being silly enough to start him.

AJ only played 8 minutes vs Cairns so I wonder is he carrying an injury.

Bairstow is starting to play better and Deng Deng played really well the other night so he should get more minutes.

Harvey, Froling and Jessup are the key but they need more help from the others.

The mental health of the breakers appears to be deteriorating. Does the NBL really need to keep the players locked up in the hotels? Does the NBL have a duty of care towards players mental health? Looi is the first casualty but will there be more that decide to head home as the season goes on?

#541 it didn't appear to affect the 800 blokes who played AFL and were locked much longer than 28 days

Because Australia is so much different too NZ. All 10 Victoria moved out for the entire season after round 5.

I'm not certain you pay a marquee price for Adel and then start him off the bench. Maybe the nbl could start mid season trades, trade players in and out, Adel to Sixers for McVeigh. Example only.

Adel has already started from the bench when he came back from injury so yes you can.

He struggles to defend for a start and his shot selection is poor he just seems to just want to throw it up without any thought of passing to a better option.

He has disrupted the team flow and imo is a rather poor signing.

"#541 it didn't appear to affect the 800 blokes who played AFL and were locked much longer than 28 days"

No one said that it didn't.

If you follow some of the Breakers players on social media they're definitely struggling.

The Breakers have also been dealing with a lot of uncertainty. First, they're away from home for the foreseeable future and meant to be based in Melbourne (bad idea). Then, they're based in Tassie. Then, they're stuck in Adelaide. If they were just locked down from the beginning in one place that may have been better.

Lastly, there are no other teams other than the Breakers in the same situation.

It will be interesting to see how this one goes. The Breakers looked much better last round and nearly got the W. The Hawks are looking shaky, but the Breakers are shakier. Hawks by 5, but not surprised at all if the Breakers get the W.

The afl had a cast of thousands up there including most players family. Anyone who thinks this is a doddle has NFI.

Wellington in the A league have settled on the south coast and play out of Win stadium and the locals have taken them in with open arms so for them it hasn't been easy also.

On the Hawks being shaky its still a very new youngish team that's still learning. Expectations should never have been that high even with Gorg as coach.

If they can finish with a better then 50% win ratio I would be more then happy with that.

Hawks by a lot unfortunately.

@Perthworld and Perth fan, is this your first time being exposed to time zones? You live in Perth, deal with it and get used to it.

@Perthworld and Perth fan, is this your first time being exposed to time zones? You live in Perth, deal with it and get used to it.

It's probably their first time being exposed to a game in Melbourne starting at 5pm on a weekday.

Maybe, but has been plenty of times where games have started at 2.30pm Perth time on weekdays when being played on a Wednesday/Thursday/Friday in NZ so not an entirely new concept to them. Perth aren't even playing in this game, so the NBL really doesn't have to worry about scheduling for their convenience.

Cameron Luke is woeful, he's talking T Webster up like he’s Jordan, his D is non existent. Delaney struggling at present on both ends. Goorj got all answers so far. Breakers very disjointed and relying so much on Abercrombie to play defence. Patterson going ok but to smart for some of his fellow players.

Game stopped due to shot clock troubles, it's looks an ok crowd considering it’s a Monday afternoon.

Homicide is ok with Gaze, Luke knows nothing but like listening to him self.

You have to play D to cool the O.

Patterson injured.

Goorj just chucked a point away by playing all bench for last few minutes.

T Webster, Delaney and Patterson turnover machines. NZ look done.

I'm starting to wonder if NZ should really be taking part in this season. It’s a big ask to make players take pay cuts to play more games, live out of a suitcase on the road in another country, away from their families.

What's with the pay cuts?

Breakers just not good enough with turnovers. If they could clean up the 20ish turnovers it might've been a game. Iverson however improving big time, causing trouble for teams.

Jessup and Harvey great tonight, thought bairstow put in work too.

Good chance to rid themselves of Patterson, bring Webster into the starting lineup and bring in an import 4/5 and give better balance to the team.

Would Perth look at Patterson if nz released him. He certainly has game. I think some of the criticism is unfair as he's always been a huge barrel chested man.

"He certainly has game. I think some of the criticism is unfair as he's always been a huge barrel chested man."

It's not the size of his chest that is the issue, try a little lower.