Joseph Tapine avoids a ban; teammate Tom Starling faces a week out for a high tackle.
Influential Raiders skipper Joseph Tapine has escaped a ban for a shoulder charge during Sunday's win over the Warriors, but the news isn't so good for teammate Tom Starling, who is facing a week out for a high tackle in the final few minutes.
Tapine was banned for two matches for a shoulder charge against the Warriors in Las Vegas earlier this year, but the superstar prop can pay a $3000 fine if he takes the early guilty plea for his grade 1 offence.
The Canberra captain risks a two-match ban if he fights the charge and loses at the judiciary following a fiery clash across the ditch that also resulted in Corey Horsburgh and Jacob Laban being hit with fines by the match review committee.