UPDATE: The Cats have elected to accept the two match suspension offered to Nakia Cockatoo by the match review panel.

Nakia Cockatoo will miss the Cats' clashes with Hawthorn and Greater Western Sydney after being offered a two-week ban by the match review panel.

Cockatoo was reported for rough conduct after his tackle on Fremantle’s Michael Johnson resulted in the defender being taken from the ground.

The Match Review Panel graded it as high impact and careless resulting in a three-match ban that can be reduced to two with an early plea.

The Cats decided to accept the ban on Tuesday.

Full Match Review Panel statement:

Nakia Cockatoo, Geelong Cats, has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against Michael Johnson, Fremantle, during the fourth quarter of the Round Four NAB Challenge match between the Geelong Cats and Fremantle, played at Domain Stadium on Saturday March 12, 2016. 

In summary, his three-match sanction can be reduced to two matches with an early plea. 

Based on the available video evidence and a medical report from the Fremantle Football Club, the incident was assessed as careless conduct with high impact to the head. The incident was classified as a three-match sanction. The player has no applicable record which impacts the penalty. An early plea enables the player to accept a two-match sanction.