Felise Kaufusi's cross-town rivals say they hope the Dolphins forward can successfully fight his dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary and line up in the first Battle of Brisbane.
Kaufusi was sin-binned for his late hit on Jackson Hastings in the Dolphins' win over Newcastle on Friday night, with Hastings also requiring time off the field for an HIA.
The Dolphins second-rower was subsequently charged with a grade-two dangerous contact charge, which brings three matches on the sideline.
He will try to downgrade to a level-one charge and aim to instead incur a fine for the hit. If unsuccessful, he would miss a fourth match.
Kaufusi has been in excellent form to begin the Dolphins' first season and Broncos hooker Billy Walters says he'd be disappointed if his side misses the chance to square off with the premiership winner.
"It's always good to have your best players playing. It'll make the game even better," he said.
"It'd be good if he could get off and play, as long as he doesn't put one of those hits on me."
Kaufusi's charge has drawn widespread debate across the NRL, with comparisons to Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii escaping with a fine for a similar late hit for the Sydney Roosters in round two.
His case will headline a marathon night at the judiciary on Tuesday.
Melbourne halfback Jahrome Hughes has also opted to try to downgrade his dangerous contact charge for a late shot on Gold Coast's Tanah Boyd.
Hughes had been set to miss one game for the hit on Boyd after he kicked, but he can have the punishment reduced to a fine if successful. If unsuccessful, the Storm No.7 will miss a second week.
The verdict looms as crucial for Melbourne, with Cameron Munster no guarantee to return at five-eighth for the Storm against Wests Tigers on Friday night.
Sydney Roosters forward Fletcher Baker is also set to fight his high tackle charge for a hit on Campbell Graham from Friday night.
Baker was able to take a $1000 fine for the charge, with that figure to increase to $1500 if he is unsuccessful in his case. There is no risk of a ban.
Elsewhere, David Klemmer has avoided a charge over an apparent cannonball tackle in Wests Tigers' loss to Canterbury.
Klemmer was placed on report after being the third man in and hitting Raymond Faitala-Mariner low in a tackle on Sunday.
The hit prompted immediate criticism from pundits including Andrew Johns, concerned over the potential impact of cannonball tackles.
"It's breaking legs, doing knees. It just has to get out of the game," Johns said on Nine's commentary.
