CAMERON Smith admits he was “dirty” on himself for lashing out with an elbow to the head of Leeds hooker Matt Parcell in Friday’s World Club Challenge.

Smith avoided the possibility of missing his own historic testimonial match after dodging a charge but did receive a letter from the NRL.

Footage emerged on Monday of Smith striking at Parcell following a lifting tackle which Parcell was penalised by the referee for.

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The NRL match review committee deemed the contact insufficient to draw a charge.

The result means Smith is free to play in Friday’s match in conjunction with Johnathan Thurston and the North Queensland Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium.

“That letter has arrived,” Smith told NRL360.

“I received that earlier this evening (Monday night), after I returned home from training. A little letter of waring from an action I made in the game which was wrong.

“It was the wrong thing to do. It was a heat of the moment thing and as soon as it happened and it all sort of finished and we received the penalty, I got up and I was pretty dirty on myself.

“I thought that was the wrong thing to do. Thankfully it was a letter of warning and I can still take part in this game on the weekend.”

It is believed the match could draw a crowd of about 30,000, and the expected $1.5 million in profit to be shared between the representative stars.

The NRL came under fire last year for ticking off on the fixture after revelations the extra money will be exempt from the salary cap of the respective clubs.

— With AAP