Manly forward Karl Lawton is facing at least a month on the sidelines after the NRL hit him with the highest possible grade for a dangerous throw under the game's judicial system.
Lawton has been charged with a grade-three dangerous throw, after being sent off just nine minutes into Manly's 40-22 loss to South Sydney on Friday.
He will miss four games with an early guilty plea or up to five if he attempts to fight it and lose.
