Zac Laybutt faces a two-match suspension for a dangerous throw during a pre-season game, impacting his chances for a starting position in the NRL season opener.
North Queensand face being without Zac Laybutt for the opening rounds of the NRL season after the centre was charged with a dangerous throw in the Cowboys' big pre-season win over Penrith.
Laybutt was sent to the sin bin in the first half of Friday night's 66-24 victory after tipping Panthers half Keahn Skipps into the turf.