'No intent': Canberra Raiders skipper Joseph Tapine offered two-game ban after ugly shoulder charge

Canberra Raiders star Joseph Tapine has been offered a two-game suspension after he was given marching orders for a shoulder charge on Warriors skipper Mitchell Barnett.

Sitting with a comfortable 20-point lead over the Warriors in the second half, the Raiders were reduced to 12 as Tapine was sent to the sin bin by referee Grant Atkins.

Atkins made the call to remove Tapine from the action after the 30-year-old came rushing out of the line in an effort to put a shot on Barnett but the hit was immediately called into question after the Warriors co-captain hit the turf at Allegiant Stadium.

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"You need to wrap that left shoulder and the arm around him... and he hasn't attempted to do that," Braith Anasta said on Fox League.

"He had no intent at all. He tried to lift it after making contact."

Barnett was assessed by trainers before he returned to his feet and continued to play.

The match review committee judged it a grade two shoulder charge, and on Monday morning offered him a two-game suspension.

Elsewhere, Xavier Savage was also offered a one-game ban for dangerous contact on Warriors five-eighth Chanel Harris-Tavita in the first half.

Both will miss an extra game if they fight the charge at the judiciary and lose.

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Despite being gifted promising field position, the Warriors struggled to take advantage of the extra man as errors derailed their momentum.

"The Warriors look all at sea. They've got no direction, unorganised," Anasta added.

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck did score a try while the Raiders were down to 12 men but the Kiwi outfit rarely looked capable of mounting a comeback and were easily put away, 30-8.