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Carrigan to front NRL judiciary for tackle

Patrick Carrigan has been referred straight to the judiciary for his tackle on Jackson Hastings. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Patrick Carrigan has been referred directly to the NRL judiciary for a hip-drop tackle and is facing a lengthy suspension in a significant blow to Brisbane's hopes of finishing the season in the top four.

Late in the Wests Tigers' upset win over the Broncos, Carrigan applied pressure to Jackson Hastings' lower leg in a tackle that may have ended the playmaker's season.

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