Manly’s decimated forward pack will be another man down for their grudge match with Canterbury in round eight, with young prop Darcy Lussick accepting a one-match ban on Tuesday.

Lussick took the early guilty plea for his grade-one dangerous throw on Gold Coast winger David Mead last Saturday, ruling him out of the clash against the Bulldogs, sure to be a fiery affair following coach Des Hasler’s decision to leave the premiers for Canterbury.

Manly are already without dynamic second-rower Tony Williams (suspension) and might again be missing lock Glenn Stewart (thumb), leaving their forward stocks depleted.

Lussick’s teammate Jamie Buhrer, also charged with a grade-one dangerous throw from the Mead tackle, escapes suspension with an early guilty plea due to no prior loadings and is free to play for City against Country in Mudgee on Sunday.

Gold Coast’s Ashley Harrison will miss the Titans clash with Brisbane in round eight after taking the early plea for his grade-one careless high tackle on Manly’s Vic Mauro.

Titans centre Jamal Idris and North Queensland’s Ashton Sims both avoided suspension with early pleas.