Sagigi was given a three-game ban by the Group Nine judiciary on Wednesday night but will be free to play out the rest of the season after two of the games were suspended for the next 12 months.

Sagigi was found guilty of a dangerous throw after upending Southcity centre Vinnie Paul in the qualifying final on Sunday.

Paul crashed into the turf, landing on his shoulder, but played out the remainder of the game.

“I’m disappointed, I want to play against Gundagai but I have to wait,” Sagigi said.

“Thank God it’s one match so I can still continue on with the season but it is very disappointing.”

Referee Bernie Nix awarded a penalty following the tackle but didn’t believe it warranted any further action because Sagigi released the player when he realised he had been placed in a dangerous position.

Captain-coach Matt Hands has ruled out an appeal against a suspension.

Hands said Junee would not risk an appeal, which, if unsuccessful, could even lead to a longer ban.

“We’ll cop it on the chin,” Hands said.

“He’ll be right to play next week (in the preliminary final) or in the grand final.”

Sagigi’s loss makes Junee’s task of defeating Gundagai for the first time this season all the more harder.

The front rower is the cornerstone of the pack and he would have had the responsibility of marking Gundagai’s damaging prop Vincent Brown.

“It’s not ideal losing our big man, but we’ve still got the players to get the job done,” Hands said.

“That’s one of the big things about us this year.

“We’ve got the depth to cover situations.”

With Sagigi out, reliable Jackson Metcalfe has been moved off the bench.

Hands is confident he’ll be fit to play despite tweaking his quadriceps injury late in the win over the Bulls.

However there is a cloud over the fitness of winger Tristan Dickson, who was not named but could still be squeezed in.

“Tristan’s got a bit of a niggle, and we’ll give him right up to the game (to be be fit),” Hands said.

Gundagai swept past Junee 34-18 at Laurie Daley Oval on April 26 before smacking the Diesels 38-18 at Anzac Park on June 21.

After two losses in as many games to Gundagai this season, Hands is refusing to concede to the Tigers on Sunday.

“They’ve done us twice this year, but we’ve had our opportunities,” he said.

“We’ve had a few lapses in discipline and concentration and you can’t do that against a good side.

“They (Gundagai) can put you away in 15 or 20 minutes.

“We need to stick with them for the full 80 minutes.”