Souths prima Latrell Mitchell faces a play ending 6-9 week prohibition aft a precocious changeable that near Roosters prima Joey Manu severely injured.
Mitchell was charged with a people 2 reckless precocious tackle which means the Rabbitohs prima faces six weeks connected the sidelines with the aboriginal plea and 9 if recovered blameworthy astatine the NRL judiciary.
With conscionable 1 circular to spell of the regular play and past 4 weeks of NRL finals, Mitchell's play is implicit unless helium decides to combat the charge.
If Mitchell were to play again this year, helium would request the complaint downgraded 2 levels, nevertheless adjacent a grade-one reckless precocious tackle volition beryllium capable to extremity his year.
If helium got it down to a people 3 careless tackle charge, helium would inactive request Souths to suffer their archetypal finals crippled to play successful the NRL Grand Final.
With 4 anterior offences successful the past 2 years, Mitchell was ever going to beryllium successful trouble.
The Souths prima was suspended earlier successful the play for 4 weeks for a people 2 unsafe interaction charge.
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South Sydney person played six games without Mitchell this twelvemonth and person travel retired connected apical successful 5 of those clashes, with Cody Walker and Blake Taaffe filling successful admirably successful his absence.
Souths manager Wayne Bennett deed backmost astatine claims the Rabbitohs' play is implicit aft past night's match, declaring the nine has the players to contend for the NRL premiership without Mitchell.
"He is simply a immense subordinate for us. We didn't person him past twelvemonth successful the play-offs and we are a amended squad than we were past year," Bennett said.
"We are beauteous bully astatine getting different players to play good for america and enactment them successful cardinal positions and that is what we are going to person to find if that [suspension] happens.
"We person won a batch of games this twelvemonth with a batch of players missing. Latrell missed a period of shot earlier successful the season, and 1 aft the Origin. Our top spot this twelvemonth has been the squad and I volition person to trust connected the squad to get the occupation done.
"I americium assured determination is capable bully players to marque it hap for us. It conscionable makes it a small spot harder for us."
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Meantime, Rabbitohs teammate Liam Knight is facing a prohibition of 2-3 matches for making unsafe interaction with Roosters prop Siosiua Taukeiaho, portion Roosters guardant Fletcher Baker is facing a 1-2 week prohibition for a crusher tackle.
Warriors prop Matthew Lodge is besides facing a 1-2 week prohibition aft being charged with unsafe interaction implicit a tackle connected Raiders guardant Joseph Tapine.
The lucifer reappraisal committee handed retired fines to the pursuing players: Roosters forwards Isaac Liu (careless precocious tackle), Egan Butcher (dangerous throw) and Souths centre Dane Gagai (contrary conduct).
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