Newcastle Knights hooker Phoenix Crossland is suspended for four games by the NRL judiciary for the tackle that left Penrith's Nathan Cleary with a broken leg.

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Phoenix Crossland has accepted his fate before fronting the NRL judiciary for the hip drop tackle that shattered Nathan Cleary’s ankle. Simon Brunsdon

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The Newcastle Knights are expected to be without Phoenix Crossland for the NRL grand final after he pleads guilty at the judiciary over the tackle that snapped Nathan Cleary's leg.