Cowboy Ashton Sims faces three-week ban for kneeing incident while Dragons risk losing Josh Dugan North Queensland's Ashton Sims is in the firing line after kneeing Cronulla's Nathan Stapeton in the head during their clash in Townsville. North Queensland Cowboy Ashton Sims faces three weeks on the sideline. NORTH Queensland forward Ashton Sims faces a three-week suspension after being charged by the NRL for kneeing Nathan Stapleton in the Cowboys' win over the Sharks on Sunday. If he pleads guilty Sims will be ruled out for two weeks but if he contests the grade two charge and loses he will face a further week on the sideline. If ruled out Sims will miss this weekend's clash against the Raiders, a crucial game for both teams who are sitting two points outside the eight on 16 points. State of Origin fullback Josh Dugan will also miss a week if he pleads guilty to a shoulder charge on opposite number Matt Moylan in the Dragons" loss to the Panthers on Saturday night. He also risks a further week on the sideline if he contests the charge and then loses. Dugan's teammate Nathan Fien will be free to play with an early guilty plea to a dangerous contact charge following an incident with Lewis Brown.