Sydney Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves will face a nervous wait after he was accused of a trip that could rule him out of the NRL's preliminary final.
South Sydney players blew up late in the Roosters' 30-6 win, after they accused Waerea-Hargreaves of lifting his legs and tripping James Roberts.
Roberts dropped the ball and the play was not called up by referees. Waerea-Hargreaves was not put on report over the incident.
However even the lowest grading would see him miss the Roosters' preliminary final if he is cited by the match review committee and found guilty.
While a grade-one trip usually only attracts a fine, Waerea-Hargreaves has had three convictions this year and is not eligible for a monetary penalty.
Weighting and carry-over points would mean Waerea-Hargreaves would miss a match with a ban, although there is no risk of it extending into the grand final.
Waerea-Hargreaves was able to play Friday night's qualifying final after he beat a careless high tackle charge at the NRL judiciary on Tuesday.
He was one of the Roosters' best in the big win, running more than 100 metres in his opening stint to give the defending premiers early momentum and a 16-0 lead when he came off.