Jack McVeigh and Keanu Pinder are "very ill" and being isolated from the group, Cairns coach Adam Forde said. Neither got out of bed for 48 hours, yet both played about 20 minutes. He said they "shouldn't have played." Illness has also hit Forde and the team manager.
Jack McVeigh can move to small forward beside Jonah Bolden, said Cairns Taipans coach Adam Forde, who called Bolden his best rebounder this season. McVeigh also challenged Forde at the airport to stick to the preseason identity. His reply: "oh, you're 100% right."