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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 NRL Round 8
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 8 for 2025.
Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.
NRL Round 8
| Dylan Edwards | PEN | $750 |
| Sandon Smith Marata Niukore Griffin Neame Casey McLean Siosiua Taukieaho Kodi Nikorima Fonua Pole | SYD WAR NQL PEN MAN DOL WST | $1000 |
| Ethan Strange Matty Nicholson | CAN CAN | $1500 |
| Leo Thompson Briton Nikora | NEW CRO | $1800 |
| Brock Gray Matt Burton Latrell Mitchell | GLD CBY SOU | 1 match |
| Josh Curran Sitili Tupouniua | CBY CBY | 3 matches |
| Sitili Tupouniua Jaimin Jolliffe | CBY GLD | 2 matches |
| Scott Sorensen | PEN | 3 matches |
Charges for each day's matches are normally announced between 9am and 1pm on the day following the match. A copy of the judiciary code and associated penalties can be found toward the end of this article.
Thursday
Brisbane v Canterbury
Josh Curran (CBY)
Grade 2 Shoulder Charge on Payne Haas (26 min)
Base penalty 3 matches
2nd offence
- Early Plea - 3 matches
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 4 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 3 matches
Sitili Tupouniua (CBY)
Grade 2 Shoulder Charge on Brendan Piakura (34 min)
Base penalty 3 matches
2nd offence
- Early Plea - 3 matches
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 4 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 3 matches
Matt Burton (CBY)
Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Billy Walters (34 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
1st offence
- Early Plea - 1 matches
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Sitili Tupouniua (CBY)
Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Brendan Piakura (51 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
2nd offence
- Early Plea - 2 matches
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Friday
Sydney v St George Illawarra
Sandon Smith (SYD)
Grade 1 Careless High tackle on Lachlan Ilias (45 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Warriors v Newcastle
Marata Niukore (WAR)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Bradman Best (2 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Leo Thompson (NEW)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Rocco Berry (5 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
- Early Plea - $1800
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Melbourne v South Sydney
Latrell Mitchell (SOU)
Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Sualauvi Faalogo (50 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
1st offence
- Early Plea - 1 matches
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Saturday
North Queensland v Gold Coast
Jaimin Jolliffe (GLD)
Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on John Bateman (39 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
2nd offence
- Early Plea - 2 matches
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Griffin Neame (NQL)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jaimin Jolliffe (56 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Brock Gray (GLD)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jake Clifford (61 min)
Base penalty $1500
3rd & subsequent offence
- Early Plea - $3000 or 1 match (rule 41BB)
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Penrith v Manly
Casey McLean (PEN)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Tom Trbojevic (5 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Dylan Edwards (PEN)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (trip) on Tommy Talau (19 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
3 year incident free discount
- Early Plea - $750
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750
Scott Sorensen (PEN)
Grade 2 Shoulder Charge on Nathan Brown (33 min)
Base penalty 3 matches
1st offence
- Early Plea - 2 matches
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - seeking downgrade
VERDICT: Unsuccessful. 3 matches
Siosiua Taukieaho (MAN)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Isaiah Papali'i (58 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Sunday
Canberra v Dolphins
Kodi Nikorima (DOL)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Savelio Tamale (8 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Ethan Strange (CAN)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Jamayne Isaako (19 min)
Base penalty $2000
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1500
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $2000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1500
Matty Nicholson (CAN)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Jack Bostock (46 min)
Base penalty $2000
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1500
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $2000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1500
Wests Tigers v Cronulla
Briton Nikora (CRO)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jarome Luai (48 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
- Early Plea - $1800
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Fonua Pole (WST)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Tom Hazleton (64 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
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.