NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 R18, NRLW R1

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As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 18 and NRLW Round 1.


Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.

NRL Round 18

Kaeo WEEKESCAN$1500 - $2000
David KLEMMERSGI$1000 - $1500

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.


Friday

Canterbury v Brisbane

No charges


Saturday

Canberra v St George Illawarra

Kaeo Weekes (CAN)

Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Blake Laurie (35th minute)
Base penalty $2000
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,500
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,000
PLEA: 12pm Monday

David Klemmer (SGI)

Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Joseph Tapine (80th minute)
Base penalty $1500
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,000
-- Guilty at Panel: $1,500
PLEA: 12pm Monday

North Queensland v Melbourne

No charges


Sunday

Sydney v Wests Tigers

Announced Monday

Manly v South Sydney

Announced Monday


Refresher: NRL judiciary code table

OFFENCEGRADE1ST OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets)2ND OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets)3RD OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets)
High Tackle - Careless1$1500 ($1000)$2500 ($1800)2 matches ($3000)
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)4 matches (3)
 33 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 Contact1$1500 ($1000)$2500 ($1800)2 matches ($3000)
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)4 matches (3)
 33 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
Dangerous Throw1$1500 ($1000)2 matches ($2500)3 matches (2)
 23 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
 35 matches (4)6 matches (5)7 matches (6)
Striking1$2000 ($1500)2 matches ($3000)4 matches (3)
 23 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
 34 matches (3)5 matches (4)6 matches (5)
Crusher Tackle1$2000 ($1500)2 matches ($3000)4 matches (3)
 23 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
 34 matches (3)5 matches (4)6 matches (5)
Contrary Conduct1$1500 ($1000)$2500 ($1800)2 matches ($3000)
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)4 matches (3)

33 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
Shoulder Charge1$2000 ($;;1500)2 matches ($3000)4 matches (3)
 23 matches (2)4 matches (3)5 matches (4)
 34 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


2025 NRL Discipline Tracker

Following Round 17, club totals of matches suspended and fines totalled. Table is sorted by most matches suspended.

ClubMatchesFines ($)
Canterbury1528,300
Penrith97,050
Parramatta126,050
Newcastle619,000
North Qld610,000
Sydney69,350
Manly68,100
Souths66,800
Brisbane512,600
Canberra428,200
Gold Coast414,850
Dolphins47,600
St Geo Illa33,800
Warriors25,000
Cronulla117,300
Wests Tigers210,600
Melbourne03,800

This table will be updated at the end of Round 18's judiciary results being confirmed.


NRLW Round 1

PlayerClubPenalty
Talei HOLMES
Manita TAKAPAUTOLO
Simina LOKOTUI
Grace KUKUTAI
Mackenzie WIKI
Mackenzie WIKI
Destiny MINO-SINAPATI
CRO
CRO
CBY
NEW
CAN
CAN
GLD
Warning - 1 match
Lily PEACOCK
Ngatokotoru ARAKUA
NQL
GLD
1* - 2 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

Cronulla v Parramatta

Talei Holmes (CRO)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Abbi Church (54th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: 12pm Monday

Manita Takapautolo (CRO)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Rory Owen (61st minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: 12pm Monday

Friday

Canterbury v Newcastle

Simina Lokotui (CBY)

Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Evah McEwen (24th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: 12pm Monday

Grace Kukutai (NEW)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Ash Quinlan (59st minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: 12pm Monday

Saturday

Brisbane v Wests Tigers

No charges

Canberra v St George Illawarra

Mackenzie Wiki (CAN)

Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Margot Vella (26th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: 12pm Monday

Mackenzie Wiki (CAN)

Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Traiqain Berry (62nd minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: 12pm Monday

North Queensland v Gold Coast

Destiny Mino-Sinapati (GLD)

Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Jasmine Peters (30th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: 12pm Monday

Lily Peacock (NQL)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Pauline Piliae-Rasabale (33rd minute)
Base penalty 1 match
2nd & Subsequent Offence
-- Early Plea: 1 Match*
-- Guilty at Panel: 2 Matches
PLEA: 12pm Monday

Ngatokotoru Arakua (GLD)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Francesca Goldthorp (66th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
2nd & Subsequent Offence
-- Early Plea: 1 Match*
-- Guilty at Panel: 2 Matches
PLEA: 12pm Monday

Sunday

Sydney v Warriors

No charges


NRLW judiciary code table

Source for NRLW judiciary code table.

Grade(early plea in bracket)2nd & Subsequent Offence
High Tackle - Careless1Warning2 matches (1)*
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)
 33 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
High Tackle - Reckless1 (4) #Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
 2 (5)Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
 3 (6)Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
Dangerous Contact1Warning2 matches (1)*
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)
 33 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
Dangerous Throw1Warning2 matches (1)*
 23 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
 3Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
Striking12 matches (1)*3 matches (2)
 23 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
 3Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
Crusher Tackle12 matches (1)*3 matches (2)
 23 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
 3Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
Contrary Conduct1Warning2 matches (1)*
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)
 33 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
Shoulder Charge12 matches (1)*3 matches (2)
 23 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
 3Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary

* Rule 39A: Where a 1 match suspension is offered with an early plea, a player can elect to pay a $400 fine instead of the suspension.