Jack Wighton is set to miss next year's NRL season opener in Las Vegas after Mal Meninga put a line through allowing the South Sydney recruit to serve a suspension in the Test arena.
The outgoing Canberra Raiders star was hit with a three-game ban for biting Newcastle five-eighth Tyson Gamble during a pulsating elimination final on Sunday.
The Rabbitohs are hoping to shave one game off the ban by having next year's NRL All Stars match included in the suspension - but either way, Wighton will miss the season opener.