NZ Warriors wing Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is the third team member suspended following separate incidents with the same Cronulla Sharks opposition player last weekend.

Watene-Zelezniak scored a one-game ban, and 40 carryover points for grade-one contrary conduct having kneed Sharks centre Will Chambers in the head while fighting to play the ball on Saturday.

He will miss this weekend’s game against Canterbury Bulldogs in Brisbane.

Chambers had been riling up the Warriors with incessant sledging and niggling, but Watene-Zelezniak insisted he did not intend to hurt the veteran centre in the 42nd minute of an 18-16 win.

Warriors prop Kane Evans, who punched Chambers after being incensed by his verbal baiting, has already accepted a one-match ban.

The third suspended player, front-rower Matt Lodge will serve two weeks (due to loading) for a careless high tackle on the Cronulla antagonist.