Disaster: Roosters rocked by Spencer Leniu ban for high shot, depth to be tested in the early rounds

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Disaster: Roosters rocked by Spencer Leniu ban for high shot, depth to be tested in the early rounds

The Roosters could be without powerhouse prop Spencer Leniu for the opening three rounds of the season after the rep star was charged for his high shot on Newcastle’s Phoenix Crossland during Sunday’s heavy defeat in Gosford.

It’s the last thing the Roosters need given their front-row stocks have taken a big hit with Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Hull KR) and Terrell May (Wests Tigers) no longer at the club, while Luke Keary, Joseph Manu and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii have also left.

Leniu was hit with a grade 2 careless high tackle charge for an incident early in Sunday’s clash and can accept a two-match ban with an early guilty plea but risks an extra week if he fights the charge and loses.

Leniu was being assessed for a head knock at the time when he was sent to the sin bin, with the prop forward forced to stay off for an extra five minutes due to the HIA.

If he is banned, it would be the second year in a row he’s missed a chunk of the season after he copped an eight-match ban for a racial slur directed towards Brisbane’s Ezra Mam in Las Vegas.

The Roosters open their campaign against the Broncos and then play the Panthers and Warriors away from home in a daunting start to a season where plenty of people have tipped them to miss the finals.

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