Cowboys hooker Jake Granville has been afforded a final Queensland Origin audition this weekend after he avoided suspension at the judiciary on Tuesday.
Granville was hit with a grade one dangerous contact charge for attacking the legs of an airborne Mitchell Moses legs as he kicked in the third minute of North Queensland's 17-10 win over the Eels on Saturday.
The 30-year-old rake would have copped a one-match ban if he pleaded guilty to the offence or challenged it unsuccessfully.
But the three-man judiciary panel of Bob Lindner, Sean Garlick and Tony Puletua took only 25 minutes to decide that Granville was not guilty after a one-hour hearing.
The result means Granville is able to take on the Canberra Raiders this Saturday in his last chance to show Maroons coach Kevin Walters that he should fill Queensland's vacant hooking spot on Wednesday week.
"It’s pretty full-on. I’m not really used to stuff like that. A bit nerve-racking when it comes to the crunch there,” Granville said after the verdict.
“We waited about 25 minutes to come to the decision and yeah, it was the right one, which we believed in. It was good to get off.”
Granville's counsel, Cowboys general manager Peter Parr, told the hearing his client's target area was above Moses' legs and that he first made contact before the Eels playmaker jumped.
The North Queensland dummy-half has not set the world alight this season but a raft of injuries to fellow Maroons hopefuls could see him called on for his Origin debut.
Incumbent hooker Andrew McCullough is out with a knee issue while leading contender Jake Friend ruptured his biceps in round six, ending his hopes.
Ben Hunt is adept in the hooking role but he may be needed to play his natural position of halfback as Daly Cherry-Evans battles to recover from an ankle problem.
Aside from Granville, young Eels No.9 Reed Mahoney is the only Queensland-eligible hooker who starts for their club team.