Utai out for three matches

Bulldogs winger Matt Utai has pleaded guilty to a grade three reckless high tackle on Raiders winger Steve Franciscus in Coffs Harbour last Saturday night.

Utai will miss three matches including two NRL premiership rounds and this weekends trial against the Dragons.

Utai is the first player to be suspended under the new judiciary and a three week suspension is a fair penalty for the severity of the tackle Utai attempted on the Raiders winger.