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Fiery Canberra forward Corey Horsburgh won't play again this year unless the Raiders make the grand final after he was slapped with a four-game ban for a shoulder charge on Corey Jensen that's the latest blow for the Raiders ahead of their must-win match against the Sharks.
The judiciary panel of Sean Hampstead and Bob Lindner listened to a 40-minute hearing and took just 25 minutes to find Horsburgh guilty with a unanimous verdict.
Horsburgh could have accepted a three-game ban but...
In a recent NRL Judiciary session, Corey Horsburgh, a player for the Canberra Raiders, was found guilty of a grade one shoulder charge.
According to the report on raiders.com.au, this is considered Horsburgh's third and subsequent offence, resulting in a four-match suspension.
Horsburgh is set to appear at the NRL judiciary on Tuesday night to contest the grade-one Shoulder Charge.
If Horsburgh successfully overturns the charge, he will be eligible to play in the Raiders' round 27 match against the Sharks.
Corey Horsburgh is at long odds to play again in 2023 after the Canberra firebrand was slapped with a four-game ban following his failed judiciary appeal.
Horsburgh headed to the NRL judiciary on Tuesday aiming to have a grade-one shoulder charge penalty on Brisbane's Corey Jensen dismissed.
Owing to his previous indiscretions, Horsburgh was facing a three-game ban.
But by rolling the dice and losing his appeal he has been slapped with a further week's suspension.
"I'm very disappointed with the result, I think four weeks is a bit much but onwards and upwards," Horsburgh said.
The judiciary panel of Bob Lindner and Sean...