Tomas Lindquist hurt his shoulder in the first term, youngster Mitch Reed suffered a concussion in the second, Tom Watson limped off with a hamstring at the start of the third and Ned Dalizel shortly after with an injured knee.

Coach Adam Courtney said Dailzel would be having an MRI to see the extend of the damage to his knee, while Watson and Lindquist will be checked out to determine their returns.

The first-year Bombers' mentor said they would take every precaution with Reed with the 17-year-old expected to miss next weekend's match against Terang Mortlake and to return through the club's under 18s.

But in some good news for the senior side after the 24.13 (157) to 6.5 (45) defeat is the expected return of a number of players.

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Courtney confirmed the side was still missing eight of its best 21 but should welcome back Pat Smith, for his first game of the season, Ash Rosolin, Jia Anderson (rolled ankle) and Jack McGlade (hamstring).

Koroit is also expected to be boosted by the return of forward Sam Dobson, who has missed the past two matches after the interleague break with a soreness.

"Sam will play next week after he was close this week but he pulled up sore and was a late withdrawal," coach Chris McLaren said.

"Rhys Raymond will also come back in as he was out from Thursday with a bit of crook foot that flared up and we decided to give him a rest."

Courtney said there were positive signs his side was on the right track.

"In the first two and half quarters we started to get on top of our defensive accountability, working from the man and crash and bashing really well," he said.

"Our stats showed we were up on our tackles, up on stoppage clearances and at half-time we were really pleased with how we were going.

"Unfortunately with a man down we weren't able to keep going with the second half out of our control but it was a really pleasing sign and we will keep working and prepare for Terang next week."

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