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Latrell Mitchell is facing a fine from the NRL after he was charged for the collision that left Josh Addo-Carr concussed in the Good Friday clash between South Sydney and Canterbury.
Mitchell was on Saturday hit with a grade-one dangerous contact charge by the match review committee, after his hip collected Addo-Carr in South Sydney's 20-16 Good Friday win.
Rushing across to make a cover tackle, the South Sydney fullback collided with the Canterbury winger as Isaiah Tass tackled him over the sideline just before half-time.
Addo-Carr fell face-first onto the ground after Mitchell slid across the tryline and collected Addo-Carr's head at an awkward angle.
Mitchell showed immediate concern for his prone close friend, moving his injured shoulder out of an uncomfortable position and protesting against attempts to pull him away by Bulldogs back rower Viliame Kikau, who clipped Mitchell over the back of the head.
Referee Gerard Sutton could be heard saying to the bunker that the contact appeared "incidental", but the match review committee deemed the challenge dangerous and worthy of a charge.
Mitchell is at no risk of missing matches for the charge, and can accept a $1,800 fine with an early guilty plea or $2,500 if he fights it and loses.
Addo-Carr, who just got back from two weeks off from a shoulder injury suffered in round one, was up walking around on the sideline after half-time and with Mitchell after the game, but will miss next Friday's clash with the Sydney Roosters.
Canterbury interchange prop Kurtis Morrin is also likely to miss the Roosters clash, and is facing a three-game ban for a dangerous throw on Cameron Murray.
Morrin was sent to the sin bin in the second half as a result of the tackle, and can reduce his ban to two matches with an early guilty plea.
Morrin's looming suspension comes as Canterbury second rower Jacob Preston faces the potential of time out after scans showed a broken jaw following the loss.
Preston was involved in a collision with South Sydney's Shaquai Mitchell and stayed down for an extended period as trainers checked on his jaw.
He passed a HIA and returned to the field, later telling reporters he was "all sweet" after the tackle.
But scans confirmed a hairline fracture on Saturday, meaning he may miss a few weeks.
Meanwhile, Souths centre Jack Wighton avoided a charge after suggestions of an early hip-drop tackle on Preston.
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