Brisbane Broncos forward Francis Molo will serve an eight-week suspension for his tackle on Sunshine Coast Falcons prop James Ackerman.

Molo was playing for North against Ackerman's Sunshine Coast Falcons side on June 20, when his tackle left Ackerman unconscious.

Sunshine Coast Rugby League player James Ackerman.

Ackerman was taken to hospital and died two days later.

Molo was found guilty of a shoulder charge, after being cited by the Queensland Rugby League judiciary last month.