Klemmer accepts one-game ban for hit

Canterbury's David Klemmer has accepted a one-game ban for his dangerous contact on the Wests Tigers' Moses Mbye, ruling him out of the NRL game with Brisbane.

David Klemmer will miss Canterbury's NRL clash with Brisbane after he accepted a one-match ban for a dangerous contact charge.

Klemmer received the sanction for a late hit on former Bulldogs teammate Moses Mbye in the Bulldogs' shock 16-4 win over the Wests Tigers on Friday night.

Had he challenged the charge and been unsuccessful at the judiciary he would have risked missing a second match due to carryover points and loading for prior offences.

The Bulldogs are locked in a battle to avoid the NRL's wooden spoon with five rounds to play.

They are two points ahead of last-placed Parramatta and sit above Manly and North Queensland courtesy of a superior for-and-against record.