Wests Tigers hooker Masada Iosefa will be free to play this weekend despite being cited for tripping Brisbane skipper Sam Thaiday in Monday night’s NRL match.

Iosefa was placed on report for sliding his knees into Thaiday in the 26th minute of the Broncos’ 32-12 win at Suncorp Stadium.

The 25-year-old was slapped with a grade-one tripping charge over the offence, but will escape suspension whether or not he enters an early guilty plea.

The Tigers face Canberra at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday.

No other player has been charged from the NRL’s round 14 matches.