NRL judiciary round 22: Radley, Matterson handed lengthy bans; Harawira-Naera whacked over Hughes hit

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Canberra backrower Corey Harawira-Naera can escape with a three-week suspension for his high shot on Jahrome Hughes on Thursday night.

Hughes was left concussed by the brutal tackle in the final minutes of the Storm's 26-16 win, seeing Harawira-Naera sent off by referee Gerard Sutton.

The match review committee has now charged the 26-year-old with a grade three reckless high tackle.

Harawira-Naera will miss three weeks with an early guilty plea, or can risk a four-week suspension if he is found guilty at the judiciary.

The charge carries a base penalty of 600 points – equating to six weeks – but the 25 per cent deduction for an early guilty plea, coupled with another 25 per cent discount for seven years without a charge, sees Harawira-Naera get off relatively lightly.

While Harawira-Naera's season could still be over depending on whether the Raiders finish in the top eight, a three-week suspension will be considered a bullet dodged.

No other players were charged from Thursday.

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