Latrell Mitchell is adamant he does not need to rein in his aggression, with the South Sydney star approved to return a week early from his six-match suspension.

Mitchell has been cleared to return in round two against the Melbourne Storm.

The NRL judiciary decided on Tuesday his absence from the All Stars match earlier this month could count towards his ban.

The rule works in the same way players are able to have State of Origin matches count towards suspension, if the judiciary chairman agrees players would have featured in the fixture if they were not banned.

Mitchell was handed the six-match ban for his high shot on Roosters centre Joey Manu in round 24 last year, the incident being his fourth charge of the 2021 season.

The suspension — impacted by previous offences — forced Mitchell to miss the Rabbitohs' finals campaign in which they reached the season decider, only to lose to Penrith 14-12.

The Manu incident prompted calls for Mitchell to change his style or else face more bans, but Rabbitohs players have long said they want the fullback's aggression to stay.

Mitchell said he did not need to change his game.

"I'll keep playing the way I do," he said.

"You can have 10 good things, and in a split second you can do one thing wrong. But that's how the game is."

Mitchell's lengthy ban prompted calls for a review of the NRL judiciary system, with the Rabbitohs in particular frustrated by the impact of weighting of penalties.

Under current rules, players are hit with a 50 per cent loading on any charge if they have committed a similar offence in the past two years, or 20 per cent for non-similar charges.

Without loading, Mitchell could have escaped with a three-match suspension for his shot on Manu, which would have made him available for the grand final against Penrith.

"The process is a bit unfair, but I don't really want to comment on that," Mitchell said.

"It's just how the game is and I have got over it. We'll leave it in the back pocket. It's a bit of fuel.

"I don't want to comment [more] on that. That is [for] the NRL.

"They have to take it on board and have accountability for what is going on. I have to keep playing the game and keep entertaining."

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