NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 18
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 18.
Thursday
Parramatta v South Sydney
Richard Kennar (South Sydney)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Sean Russell (24 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
$2500 - guilty / no contest
$1800 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Friday
Cronulla v Gold Coast
Siosifa Talakai (Cronulla)
- Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Sam Verrills (11 min)
- Base penalty 2 matches
- His options:
2 matches - guilty / no contest
1 match - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Alofiana Khan-Pereira (Gold Coast)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (tripping) on Will Kennedy (55 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Brisbane v Penrith
Jesse Arthars (Brisbane)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Brad Schneider (76 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Saturday
Canterbury v Warriors
Marcelo Montoya (Warriors)
- Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Connor Tracey (6 min)
- Base penalty $2000
- His options:
$2000 - guilty / no contest
$1500 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1500
Viliame Kikau (Canterbury)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (tripping) on Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (28 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
$2500 - guilty / no contest
$1800 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Jackson Ford (Warriors)
- Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Viliame Kikau (35 min)
- Base penalty $2000
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
2 matches - guilty / no contest
$3000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000
Jaeman Salmon (Canterbury)
- Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Te Maire Martin (74 min)
- Base penalty 2 matches
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
3 matches - guilty / no contest
2 matches - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Wests Tigers v Melbourne
Dave Klemmer (Wests Tigers)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Kane Bradley (2 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 3rd & subsequent offence last 12 months
- His options:
2 matches - guilty / no contest
$3000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000
Api Koroisau (Wests Tigers)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Jahrome Hughes (76 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
North Queensland v Manly
Luke Brooks (Manly)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Kyle Feldt (33 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Sunday
Sydney v St George Illawarra
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney)
- Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Max Feagai (17 min)
- Base penalty 2 matches
- 3rd and subsequent offence last 12 months
- His options:
4 matches - guilty / no contest
3 matches - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - disputes grading. Hearing Tuesday evening.
- HEARING RESULT: Unsuccessful. 4 matches
Michael Jennings (Sydney)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jaydn Su'A (36 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Jaydn Su'A (St George Illawarra)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Michael Jennings (78 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Canberra v Newcastle
No players charged
Stay tuned for updates!
Return dates
All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:
Round 20
Joseph Suaalii (NSW/Sydney - bye in Round 19)
Round 22
Fetalaiga Pauga (Sydney - bye in Round 19)
Kurt Donoghoe (Dolphins - bye in Round 18)
Refresher: NRL judiciary code table
OFFENCE | GRADE | 1ST OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets) | 2ND OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets) | 3RD OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets) |
High Tackle - Careless | 1 | $1500 ($1000) | $2500 ($1800) | 2 matches ($3000) |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
High Tackle - Reckless | 4 (1) # | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
| 5 (2) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) | 7 matches (6) |
| 6 (3) | 6 matches (5) | 7 matches (6) | 8 matches (7) |
Dangerous Contact | 1 | $1500 ($1000) | $2500 ($1800) | 2 matches ($3000) |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
Dangerous Throw | 1 | $1500 ($1000) | 2 matches ($2500) | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
| 3 | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) | 7 matches (6) |
Striking | 1 | $2000 ($1500) | 2 matches ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
Crusher Tackle | 1 | $2000 ($1500) | 2 matches ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
Contrary Conduct | 1 | $1500 ($1000) | $2500 ($1800) | 2 matches ($3000) |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
Shoulder Charge | 1 | $2000 ($;1500) | 2 matches ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
# High Tackle Reckless is effectively treated as a grade up from High Tackle Careless.
Source for judiciary code table.