Taipans Injury Update: NBL Round 15

02 Jan 25

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Sam Waardenburg (illness) will remain in Cairns with AK Gak (knee) for Round 15, while Tanner Groves will be a game day decision.

Kenfrost Homes Cairns Taipans forward Sam Waardenburg has not travelled to Illawarra, due to gastroenteritis.

Tanner Groves is also symptomatic but made the road trip, and will be a game day decision tomorrow.

Waardenburg will be replaced by development player Kody Stattmann while Alex Higgins-Titsha remains in the line-up for AK Gak.

The Taipans will face the Hawks at the WIN Entertainment Centre tomorrow, 6:30pm AEST.

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