Brisbane lock Pat Carrigan will miss the preliminary final after pleading guilty to a charge.
Brisbane lock Pat Carrigan is out of their preliminary final after the club decided it was not worth the risk to challenge his charge at the judiciary.
The Broncos have taken an early guilty plea for the grade-two dangerous tackle charge, resulting from Carrigan's high shot on Canberra forward Morgan Smithies in the 29-28 win over the Raiders in the qualifying final.
Carrigan, who was sin-binned, will miss Sunday-week's preliminary final at Suncorp Stadium against either Canterbury or Penrith but will be available for the grand final if the Broncos make it through.