Penrith forward Ben Ross was suspended for a total of nine games by the NRL judiciary and won't play again this season unless the Panthers make the grand final.

Ross was found guilty of a grade three dangerous throw tackle on Canberra's Jason Croker in last weekend's 42-8 win over the Raiders at Penrith Stadium.

He was outed for six weeks after having the charge successfully reduced from a grade four offence which would have carried an eight-week ban.

Ross then copped a further three-week ban for a grade two striking offence against Ian Hindmarsh in the same match.

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