Canberra will take Corey Horsburgh’s shoulder-charge ban to the NRL judiciary in a bid to free the Queensland State of Origin forward to face Cronulla.

Horsburgh was charged with a grade-one offence for a late-game challenge on Brisbane forward Corey Jensen in Saturday’s 29-18 win for the Broncos, resulting in a three-game ban.

That would rule Horsburgh out of the Raiders’ potentially crucial final-round clash with the Sharks on Sunday, as well as the first two weeks of the finals if Canberra progress that far.

The Raiders will try to overturn the charge, allowing Horbsburgh to face Cronulla.

If they are unsuccessful, the 25-year-old will miss a fourth match and would be unable to return until the grand final, should Canberra qualify.

Currently seventh on the ladder, the Raiders will know by the time they take the field on Sunday whether they need to beat the Sharks to qualify for the finals.

If Penrith beat North Queensland on Saturday night, the Raiders will have their spot in the top eight wrapped up.

But a Cowboys win would leave Canberra needing victory to qualify for the finals.