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.
Manu suffered a depressed fracture of the cheekbone successful the incidental that overshadowed the Rabbitohs' thumping 54-12 triumph implicit the Roosters.
Mitchell was sin-binned and enactment connected study for the tackle that sent his erstwhile clubmate to hospital.
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.
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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