Gold Coast Titans backrower Klese Haas has been charged by the NRL Match Review Committee following his sides trial match with the Dolphins on the Sunshine Coast yesterday.
Haas received a grade one contrary conduct charge after an accidental hair pull on Gerome Burns in the 50th minute.
An early guilty pleas will see Haas fines $1,000 while contesting the charge and losing would see a fine of $1,500.
Haas is one of the leading contenders to replace the injured David Fifita for the Titans come round 1 of the NRL Telstra Premiership.