Ma'u, James not guilty at NRL judiciary
Manu Ma'u (L) and Ryan James have been cleared at the NRL juduciary. (Getty-file)
Parramatta forward Manu Ma'u and his Gold Coast counterpart Ryan James were exonerated at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night and are free to play in their respective round-five fixtures.
Ma'u beat a dangerous contact charge for a tackle on Wests Tigers forward Josh Aloiai, who gave evidence on his behalf.
Ma'u had faced two weeks on the sidelines if found guilty. He is now free to play Penrith at Pirtek Stadium on Sunday.
"I'm grateful to the panel for hearing me out, and also to Josh for making the effort to come and tell his side of the story," Ma'u said.
James was found not guilty of a dangerous contact charge for an alleged leg-twist on Canberra's Jordan Rapana.
He had faced a week on the sidelines if found guilty. He is now free to play Brisbane on the Gold Coast on Friday night.
Meanwhile Melbourne's Marika Koroibete will miss one game after pleading guilty earlier on Wednesday to a trip on Cronulla's Chad Townsend.
