Wests Tigers hooker Robbie Farah is set to line up against Canberra on Sunday despite being charged by the NRL match review committee for striking.
Farah was hit with a grade one striking charge for punching North Queensland No.9 Anthony Watts at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday, the Tigers rake having taken matters into his own hands after being struck by Watts just minutes earlier.
An early guilty plea will see Farah cleared to play, but he will miss one game should he contest the charge and fail.
Watts wasn't so lucky after he was charged with grade two striking - the Cowboys hooker having attacked Farah at a 24th minute scrum before Farah's retaliatory strike in the next scrum two minutes later.
An early plea would see Watts miss one game, while a guilty verdict at the judiciary would see him outed for two matches.
Bulldogs winger Matt Utai can escape suspension with an early guilty plea after he was charged with a grade one dangerous throw offence.
- AAP
NRL: Farah free to play
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