Melbourne forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona will miss Saturday’s NRL minor premiership decider against Cronulla after taking the early guilty plea on a dangerous contact charge.

Asofa-Solomona will be available for selection again in week one of the finals.

Warriors centre Solomona Kata will also miss his club’s last game of the regular season after copping a one-game ban for his dangerous throw on Wests Tigers winger Jordan Rankin.