North Queensland Cowboys prop Coen Hess will miss the remainder of the season after accepting an early guilty plea for a Grade 2 Dangerous Contact charge from Sunday’s loss to the Parramatta Eels.
The suspension rules the 28-year-old out for three matches.
The Cowboys will regain some firepower for Saturday’s clash with the Newcastle Knights in Townsville.
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Jordan McLean and Tom Mikaele return from injury, Karl Lawton is back after a two-game suspension, and Harrison Edwards has been cleared to play following a blood infection that kept him out last week.