Newcastle Rugby League: Kurri Kurri winger Lachlan Hill avoids suspension after taking early guilty plea

Hill took an early guilty plea for a grade-one dangerous contact charge from the Bulldogs' 52-0 loss to Maitland last round.

Kurri have suffered four straight defeats - Pickers, Souths (19-6), The Entrance (32-4) and Cessnock (20-6) - after opening their campaign with a 14-4 victory over Western Suburbs in round three.

The Bulldogs also have a match in hand with Lakes, now scheduled for Kurri Sportsground on July 23.

* MACQUARIE outside back Will Lousick has been cleared of any breaks, but Scorpions officials were awaiting the results from MRI scans to determine how long he may be sidelined.

Lousick was stretchered off the field late in Sunday's 24-10 loss to Central at St John Oval with initial concerns about a serious knee injury.

* SOUTHS coach Andrew Ryan is hopeful of having half-a-dozen Newcastle representative players back up for the Lions this weekend.

Ryan Glanville, Lewis Hamilton and Jack Welsh are part of the Rebels senior squad travelling to meet Canberra in the nation's capital on Saturday while Jhett Butler, Takarie Kuru and Logan Jones join the under 20s.

Souths have a rescheduled game against The Entrance on the Central Coast on Sunday with Harry van Dartel, Jarrod Flanagan, Connor Browne and Jake Dooley already unavailable.

* BLAKE Andrews is set to return for Wyong against Central at Morry Breen Oval on Sunday.

* CESSNOCK'S Eli Levido, now with Glebe, has been named to play for City against Country at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday.

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