Slater came face to face with the NRL top brass after letting fly during a brawl in the Storm’s match with St George Illawarra on Monday night. Billy Slater was paired off with Jason Nightingale and showed a clean pair of fists as he unleashed fury on the Kiwi outside back. Slaters defence revolved around the fact that Nightingale was initially the aggressor and came at Slater first with head butts – hence his actions were defensive.
The Dragons’ Beau Scott was also charged over that incident, receiving a one-match ban.
Slater will miss Melbourne’s visit to the New Zealand Warriors this week but will be back for the home game against the Gold Coast Titans a week later.