Melbourne Storm centre Curtis Scott looks to have avoided a lengthy suspension after his send-off against Manly Sea Eagles on Saturday night.

The Storm centre can accept a two-match ban if he takes an early plea after the NRL match review committee cited him for a grade three striking offence for punching Manly’s Dylan Walker during the Storm’s 24-4 loss at AAMI Park.

Big stink: Storm and Manly players clash in Melbourne before Curtis Scott is shown a red card.

That charge usually would put Scott out for a minimum of three games (300 points with an early plea) but he also received a one point per minute discount due to being sent off so he had 28 points deducted meaning he may only miss two games and will carryover 72 points which would be added to any future charges in 2018.

Scott was the first NRL player sent off since 2015 while Walker fractured his eye socket from the punch and Manly said on Sunday he was expected to miss six weeks.