Nathan Cleary is likely to miss Penrith's remaining five games of the regular season after being charged by the NRL for his spear tackle on Parramatta's Dylan Brown.
Cleary was sent off for the first time in his career in the first half of Friday's 34-10 loss to the Eels and was handed a grade-three dangerous throw charge by the NRL's match review committee on Saturday.
Similar tackles this year have resulted in four-game suspensions but owing to a previous charge in Penrith's game with Brisbane earlier this year, Cleary is now facing a five-game spell on the sideline.
