Wests Tigers utility Michael Chee Kam will be free to return in round nine against Penrith after the NRL club finalised his punishment for a common assault.

The Tigers on Wednesday stood Chee Kam down for two matches and fined the 27-year-old an undisclosed amount, after he pleaded guilty in a Sydney court last week.

Chee Kam has already served one game of his ban against the Gold Coast on Saturday night, while he was not named to face the Sydney Roosters this weekend.

It’s understood the punishment has been signed off by the NRL, with the club and integrity unit having worked closely on the matter.

Chee Kam had originally been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm in January, however that was withdrawn and dismissed in court last Wednesday.

Instead the New Zealand-born forward pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of common assault over the December incident. He will be sentenced on May 7.

The two-game ban means Chee Kam can return as part of the NRL’s Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium – the same venue he was the last-minute hero for the Tigers against Brisbane in round five.