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Newcastle Knights centre Peter Mata'utia has been handed a fine after being charged with tripping Bulldogs forward Raymond Faitala-Mariner on Sunday.
Mata'utia has entered an early guilty plea and accepted a fine of $1100.
There were no other charges from the weekend's Round 18 matches.