Junior Paulo (L) will watch the Eels-Tigers clash from the stands due to a one-game suspension. -AAP Image
Parramatta prop Junior Paulo has accepted an early guilty plea on his careless high tackle charge and will miss the Eels' Easter Monday NRL clash against Wests Tigers.
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Paulo was handed a grade two careless high tackle charge after he collected Gold Coast five-eighth AJ Brimson in a heavy hit during last Saturday's clash at CBUS Super Stadium.
Paulo was facing a two-game sanction if he challenged the charge and lost at the judiciary.
The suspension comes despite coach Brad Arthur claiming after the match he didn't think there was anything wrong with Paulo's tackle.
"My job is to teach these players how to tackle so what do I say to Junior there?" Arthur said.
"He's done everything that we've asked him to do. That's the way I've seen it anyway.
"Obviously I need to watch it and slow it down but Junior's worked hard on his target area and we're not a team that wants to give away penalties."
It means the judiciary will only be dealing with one matter on Tuesday, with Warriors winger Marcelo Montoya referred straight to the panel for using a homophobic slur during last Friday's win over North Queensland.
Montoya has been slapped with a contrary conduct charge for the incident, in which he called Cowboys winger Kyle Feldt a "f*****" after being penalised for a high shot on his opposite number.
Warriors teammates have since condemned Montoya's actions but claimed the winger is repentant for his outburst.
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