Manly Sea Eagles prop Josh Aloiai facing ban for trip on Penrith Panthers fullback Daine Laurie

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Ravalawa has scored 67 tries in 96 NRL games for the Dragons, but his future under Shane Flanagan is uncertain after losing his place in the NRL side, which has back-to-back wins against the Panthers and Tigers.

Manly's Aloiai faces ban for flagrant trip

Manly's Josh Aloiai is the latest player to be caught up in the NRL scourge, facing a two-game ban for a deliberate attempt to stop Penrith's Daine Laurie in an attacking situation .

Aloiai, one of the Sea Eagles' best players this year, was charged with a grade two dangerous contact charge by the NRL's match review committee on Monday after a blatant attempt to knock down Laurie during the on Sunday at BlueBet Stadium.

After handing out several fines this season for tripping, the match's review committee has proposed its most severe sanction yet. The Samoan international is set to miss games against the Dragons and Rabbitohs in the next fortnight.

He will miss three games if he unsuccessfully fights the impeachment in the judiciary.

Aloiai stuck his leg out to thwart Laurie as the Panthers No.1 made a run to support an Izack Tago break in the dying minutes of Penrith's win.

It wasn't the only bad news for Anthony Seibold's team in the game, as Nathan Brown was facing an $1800 fine for a hair-pull on Jarome Luai.

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The former State of Origin forward grabbed Luai's locks as he tried to make a tackle, sparking a furious reaction from the Penrith players and gifting the Panthers an easy penalty goal early in the second half.

Brown was charged with Grade 1 adverse conduct but will be free to play for the Dragons at Brookvale on Sunday.

The Sea Eagles surrendered their place in the top eight with defeat at Penrith despite a four-try effort from Tommy Talau.

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