Gold Coast halfback Ashley Taylor can avoid an NRL suspension despite being charged with dangerous contact.
Taylor was on Monday slugged with a grade one offence for his 67th-minute incident with Wests Tigers second-rower Luke Garner on Sunday.
The charge attracts a 100-point penalty, however, Taylor will be free to face South Sydney on Saturday if he takes the early guilty plea.
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Titans teammate Sam Lisone is in the same position as Taylor after being issued with a grade one dangerous contact charge.
Lisone is in hot water for his 15th-minute tackle on Adam Doueihi.
The other player charged from matches in round four was Parramatta centre Waqa Blake, a grade-one careless high tackle for his shot on Manly’s Danny Levi.
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An early guilty plea will result in a $500 fine, which has been reduced to correlate with the pay cut the players have taken for the remainder of the season.
The normal figure for a grade one careless high tackle is $1500.
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