Broken leg ends Gold Coast Titans centre Jamal Idris' season The Titans have taken to Twitter with some horrible news - that hulking centre Jamal Idris is expected to be sidelined for four months with a suspected broken ankle. Jamal Idris was forced from the ground early after suffering a season-ending broken leg against the Knights. THE Titans are resigned to being without Jamal Idris for the remainder of the season after the form centre broke his leg and suffered a suspected dislocated ankle in Newcastle yesterday. Gold Coast will rush Luke O'Dwyer into the side for Saturday's clash against Penrith in Darwin, with Idris expected to undergo surgery this week. While it is his attacking ability that is most headline-grabbing, it is his brutal defence that has been the most improved component of his game this season and is what the Titans - in fifth place and the best-placed Queensland side - will miss from him the most. Idris was forced off the ground in the opening minutes of yesterday's 46-16 loss to the Knights. As his teammates left for Sydney last night, the 22-year-old was in John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle with a broken fibula - an injury similar to that sustained by teammate Beau Falloon earlier this season - and possible dislocated ankle. "I don't think it's minor, put it that way," coach John Cartwright said. Idris was distraught at having to leave the match and force a backline reshuffle which exposed the Titans' frail right-edge defence. He took to Twitter asking for forgiveness from his Titans teammates for letting them down, something Cartwright hoped was the pain medication talking. But Cartwright said Idris had been upset when they spoke at halftime before he had left for hospital. "He was very despondent at halftime, he doesn't like missing football," Cartwright said. It's the thing he enjoys most, and I think he knows it's something that might keep him on the sideline for a while. Idris has been in outstanding form, sparking talk of a recall to the NSW Origin side to add to his solitary state cap. The Gold Coast first shuffled William Zillman into right centre before shoring up their line with the reliable David Mead, who could fill the role again this week after a successful return from a jaw injury. " (The loss of Idris) was a big blow but I don't want to use that as an excuse, we were just a little bit loose right from the start," Cartwright said. Gold Coast enforcer Nate Myles was unable to back up from State of Origin, and fellow co-captain Greg Bird might have wished he did the same as Newcastle snapped a four-game losing streak in style. Newcastle winger James McManus scored a club-record four tries.