Sydney Roosters players have made clear they don't want Nelson Asofa-Solomona banned for the NRL grand final, despite a high shot knocking out Lindsay Collins.

Solomona has been hit with a monster four-match ban and is almost certain to miss the NRL grand final.The match review committee came down hard on Saturday morning, handing the front-rower a grade-three careless high tackle charge for his shot on Sydney Roosters prop Lindsay Collins in the first tackle of Friday night’s preliminary final.

The Melbourne Storm have bounced back from a sin-binning in the opening seconds of their clash with the Sydney Roosters to return to the NRL grand final with a thumping 48-18 win at AAMI Park.