South Sydney will be without Jamie Humphreys when they begin their comeback from a dismal 2025 season after the halfback received a two-game suspension.

Humphreys went to the sin bin for a hip-drop style tackle on Siua Wong in the second half of Friday’s 36-6 loss to bitter rivals Sydney Roosters .

The Rabbitohs leaked two tries without Humphreys and fell 16 points behind, thwarting their hopes of ending the season on a high.

On Saturday morning, Humphreys was charged with grade-two dangerous contact and will miss the first two games of next season with an early guilty plea.

He would miss a third game if he unsuccessfully challenged the charge, and is unable to count pre-season challenge matches towards his ban.

The irony is unlikely to be lost on Humphreys, who became the Rabbitoh

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