Wounded Hurricanes pick up the pieces

Tasmanian veteran George Bailey will have to wait for the results of scans before learning the full extent of the painful shoulder injury he suffered on Thursday night.

Hobart's season-ending loss to the Melbourne Stars at Blundstone Arena was compounded by the injury to Bailey late in the match, the veteran hurting his right shoulder while making a diving save on the boundary line.

Hurricanes coach Adam Griffith confirmed Bailey's shoulder had to be put back into place after popping out upon impact, with the damage to become clearer in the coming days.

"The shoulder went out but then popped back in again," Griffith said on Friday.

"We don't know with those kinds of things how much damage is done until you get the scans. He was in a sling last night and was pretty sore.

"Fingers crossed it's nothing too serious. He was still smiling last night and enjoying being around the boys."

It was also revealed that star import Jofra Archer played with a back injury against the Stars, while allrounder James Faulkner needed an injection to play through the pain of a knee problem.

Archer had scans earlier this week that showed "a little tear" in his back, according to Griffith, that the Barbados-born Englishman had been managing during the tournament.

Faulkner received medical advice in Melbourne as he missed the final two games of the regular season due to his knee injury, which still wasn't quite 100 per cent on Thursday night.

"Jofra had a little tear in his upper back and Jimmy has been carrying that knee so he went to have a jab before the game," Griffith said.

"And there were a couple of other little niggles around the place.

"But once you cross the line, you're fit to play. Once we got on the ground, everyone was good to go.

"(Archer's injury has) been around for a little while (and) it started to bubble away at the end of the season. We got a scan done when he got back from Canberra (on Monday) and while there wasn't any more damage, it was just there."

Having been knocked out of the competition after dominating the regular season, Griffith said he had no regrets about not picking Test skipper Tim Paine for the clash with the Stars, saying he'd make the same call again "a hundred times out of a hundred".

"We're big on continuity of team and they were the players that got us there," he said. "We've got to back that in.

"Tim understood. He came back from the Test series really flat and really tired, so he needed a break. We were in constant conversation … and he understands."

Griffith added he's hopeful of keeping the core group of players together for next season's tournament, adding he'll make re-signing Afghan leg-spinner Qais Ahmad a priority in the off-season.

The 18-year-old impressed in his short three-game stint with the Canes and the coach is confident the franchise can beat out other BBL teams and bring him back to Hobart next summer.

"He seemed to really enjoy his time here so hopefully we'd be the frontrunner in that space," Griffith said.

"He's young and energetic and loves the game.

"It's pretty hard to find those sorts of people so we'll be investigating (re-signing him) pretty heavily."