Dadi was forced from the field with just under 30 minutes to play after an accidental head clash with Matthew Smith which required the stitches to a gash just under his eyebrow, although he was not concussed.

The howling wind and rain ruined any chance of a decent spectacle as the flight and pace of the ball was difficult to judge and players skidded on the turf making for a very scrappy encounter.

The nature of the match did not unduly concern Phoenix coach Herbert, who was delighted to take the three points which lifted his team to fourth on the ladder.

"Whilst the (first) 45 (minutes) is nowhere where we need it to be, I think we're a side that's getting results now and we can graft it out and we can score goals," he said.

"It felt like it (the wind) was strong one way and it would change and it was hard to play and get the ball down and do things."

"The most important thing tonight was to get three points. We got three good goals and now we keep moving forward.

"He's not concussed which is good," Herbert said of Dadi. "He'll just have to tough it out through the week and step up against Perth."

"We might take a couple of extra [players on the trip] if we can because obviously Eugene is going to be a bit of an uncertainty all the way through to the match.

"I'm sure he will be [keen to play against his former club]. Let's hope that everything is going to be okay. There are no signs to say that there could be any major problem."