Warriors centre Konrad Hurrell has accepted a three-week ban over the incident that left Cronulla's Anthony Tupou with a badly shattered jaw.
Hurrell opted for an early guilty plea on the grade three dangerous contact charge served to him by the NRL match review committee on Monday.
The Kiwi was looking at four matches on the sidelines had he unsuccessfully challenged the charge at Wednesday night's judiciary.
Hurrell appeared to lift his knee as he prepared to bump off Tupou's tackle with his hip during the Warriors' 20-16 win over the Sharks at Remondis Stadium on Saturday.
The knee then struck Tupou's jaw as he went in low.
The bloodied Cronulla backrower was taken to hospital where he had surgery that reportedly required four metal plates, screws and wiring.
It comes as news emerged on Tuesday that Hurrell, who was recalled to first grade after being axed to NSW Cup last week, had twice previously been warned about his running style.
The Warriors received a formal warning from the NRL over Hurrell's tactic following incidents in the this season's opening round against Newcastle and last year against Manly, when he appeared to raise his knee while running.
Penrith's Tyrone Peachey got away with a minimum two-match ban for pleading guilty to a grade two lifting tackle on Brisbane's Adam Blair in the Panthers' loss to Brisbane on Friday night.
Meanwhile, Brisbane prop and State of Origin hopeful Josh McGuire will sit one match out for a grade one dangerous throw on the Panthers' Bryce Cartwright.
Despite McGuire's guilty plea, he will still be unable to further press his Origin claims against North Queensland on Friday.
Cronulla's Sami Sauiluma will be available for next week's clash with Gold Coast after also pleading guilty to a grade one dangerous contact charge on Bodene Thompson.
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