The Eels will be without star winger Maika Sivo for the first three games due to a Grade 2 Careless High Tackle during the Pre-Season Challenge. Sivo pleaded guilty and accepted a three-game suspension for his hit on Titans centre AJ Brimson last Sunday. Meanwhile, Knights veteran Jacob Saifiti, Storm utility Tyran Wishart, and Raiders five-eighth hopeful Ethan Strange will play.
similar offence, with this being his first charge of that nature.
Strange was fined $1,000 for a Grade 1 Dangerous Throw.
Kurt Donoghoe (Dolphins) and Tyson Fakaosi (Roosters) accepted one-match bans instead of paying fines for Grade 1 Careless High Tackle and Crusher Tackle.
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Toafofoa Sipley, a Sea Eagles prop, accepted an early guilty plea to a Grade 2 Crusher Tackle charge in the Pre-Season Challenge. He will miss the first three matches of the season.
Zyon Maiu’u, a rookie for the Warriors, was found guilty but had his Grade 2 Reckless High Tackle conviction reduced to Grade 3 Careless High Tackle, resulting in a two-game suspension.
The Rabbitohs will be without star signing Jack Wighton until Round 3 of the NRL Telstra Premiership, while Raiders’ Seb Kris and Roosters’ Jared Waerea-Hargreaves will return in round 2.
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