Simi Sasagi returns for the Raiders despite shoulder issues, needing off-season surgery; other players may return next week.
Simi Sasagi's shoulder isn't 100 per cent, but the Canberra Raiders are hoping it will get through the rest of the NRL season.
He's still going to need surgery in the off-season, having missed the past five games.
Sasagi's the first of the Raiders troops to return, lining up in the centres against the cellar-dwelling Dragons at Canberra Stadium on Sunday.
But Canberra coach Ricky Stuart said Josh Papali'i (calf) and Noah Martin (ankles) would be available for selection next weekend if they didn't have the bye.