Canberra fullback Josh Dugan injured in loss to Penrith Panthers Canberra fullback Josh Dugan is tackled by Penrith's Nathan Smith yesterday. NO sooner was he back in the team, in the unfamiliar No.19, than Josh Dugan appeared headed for more time on the sideline. Dugan finished yesterday's match with damage to his rib cartilage and a corked thigh and is a doubtful starter for Sunday's match on the Gold Coast. It was that sort of day for the Raiders, who struggled in the testing heat. It was also concerning given the Raiders have put a lot of off-season emphasis on starting well, given their indifferent starts in previous years. Yet after some promising trial form they failed to maintain their discipline early when the match was still up for grabs. "If you're going to be coughing over that much ball you're going to be expecting to be doing a lot of tackles," coach David Furner said. It was hard. At half-time I was still pretty confident that the team would get back and we got an opportunity there. The Raiders made the kind of mistakes that make teams pay twice. Poor ends to their sets, for instance, which cost possession and field position. "We got caught on the last tackle twice in the second half, where we certainly had a chance to make them tackle, build a bit of pressure," Furner said. It's disappointing because we have worked pretty hard on it. Again, trials count for nothing when you don't win the first-round game but that was probably an area there where we were pretty good at. So that's an area we probably need to get back to. Centre Jarrod Croker also returned yesterday to give the Raiders a formidable line-up. Facing the Titans on Sunday, the loss of Dugan is slightly alleviated by the expected return of Reece Robinson.