Raiders star facing monster ban after horror hit

Canberra's Corey Harawira-Naera is improbable to play again this play unless the Raiders marque the finals, aft helium was charged by the lucifer reappraisal committee pursuing his deed connected Jahrome Hughes.

Harawira-Naera was sent off successful Canberra's 26-16 nonaccomplishment to the Storm, aft a enarthrosis complaint which saw the Melbourne halfback taken from the field.

The lucifer reappraisal committee has deed Harawira-Naera with a people 3 careless precocious tackle charge, which would usually transportation a minimum of six weeks connected the sideline.

Corey Harawira-Naera sent disconnected for enarthrosis complaint connected Jahrome Hughes (Nine)

However, the 26-year-old gets a discount for having a cleanable grounds implicit the past 7 years, meaning he's facing 3 weeks retired for an aboriginal plea, and 4 weeks if he's recovered blameworthy astatine the judiciary.

The Raiders person 3 regular play matches remaining, meaning if helium takes the aboriginal plea his play is done unless Canberra qualifies for the finals. The Raiders presently beryllium successful eighth spot, though they volition autumn down the victor of Sunday's lucifer betwixt the Sharks and Knights.

Premiership-winning manager Phil Gould said successful commentary that determination was thing malicious successful the tackle.

"He was down low, Hughes. Corey Harawira-Naera conscionable mistimed his impact," Gould said connected Nine's coverage.

"He got it wrong. It's not successful Corey's nature, he's conscionable mistimed that.

"Corey looking for a changeable connected the shot gets a changeable connected the head. He wouldn't person meant to bash that, it's conscionable however it turned out."

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