It will be a busy week for the Group Nine judiciary with all four players charged from the qualifying final between Gundagai and Tumut making a bid to play again this season.
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Gundagai pair Derek Hay and Damian Willis have both entered not guilty pleas.
Hay was handed a low grade striking charge following an incident with Lachlan Bristow at the end of the clash at Twickenham on Sunday.
With the reduction for an early guilty plea he was looking at one game on the sidelines.
Willis is looking to be cleared of a medium grade striking charge after being sin binned following an incident with Austin McDougall on Sunday .
He faced a two-game ban with an early guilty plea.
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Bristow was charged with a medium grade striking from the incident with Hay.
He has entered a guilty plea but is contesting the grading.
If successful he would miss the preliminary final clash with Young at Anzac Park on Sunday, but if the Blues win he would be free to tackle Gundagai in the grand final.
Jordan Anderson is also contesting the medium grading of his dangerous throw charge in order to be free to play in the grand final.
All four cases were set to be heard on Wednesday night however after a delay in the charges being laid both Tumut players were unable to attend.
Instead Bristow and Anderson's cases will be heard on Thursday night.
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Courtney Rees
Courtney is a sports journalist from The Daily Advertiser focusing on Group Nine, Southern Inland, cricket, harness racing and greyhound racing.
Courtney is a sports journalist from The Daily Advertiser focusing on Group Nine, Southern Inland, cricket, harness racing and greyhound racing.
