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Canberra Raiders youngster Ethan Strange has been cleared for a round-one debut if coach Ricky Stuart picks him after he was slapped with a $1000 fine for a dangerous tackle.
Strange was facing a nervous wait on Sunday night and Monday morning after he was sin-binned and put on report for lifting North Queensland Cowboy Thomas Mikaele into a dangerous position.
It was perhaps the only blemish on his trial performance, which has put him in a strong position to claim a round-one halves spot.
The Eels look set to be without
Maika Sivo
for their season opener against the Bulldogs after the winger was charged with a grade two careless high tackle from Parramatta's trial game on Sunday.
The incident in question came in the 57th minute of the Eels' win as the Titans spread the ball to their right edge, with AJ Brimson quickly shifting it onto winger Phillip Sami.
The Gold Coast was able to keep the play going until an offload to Alofiana Khan-Pereira saw the Titans speedster race over to score.
As the 2024 NRL season begins this weekend, the Parramatta Eels have been dealt a significant loss, with star winger Maika Sivo being charged by the Match Review Committee (MRC).
The MRC has charged Sivo with a Grade 2 Careless High Tackle after a tackle against Gold Coast Titans centre AJ Brimson in the 57th minute of the club's final trial match before the season begins.
In what is the Fijian international's third and subsequent offence, the flyer faces a three-match ban if he accepts an early guilty plea. However, he will face a four-week suspension if he decides to fight the charge and...