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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 R21, NRLW R4
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 21 and NRLW Round 4.
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.
NRL Round 21
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| Tui KAMIKAMICA Te Maire MARTIN Jaeman SALMON | MEL WAR CBY | $1500 |
| Coen HESS Brendan PIAKURA Alex SEYFARTH Tom STARLING Toafofoa SIPLEY Siosiua TAUKEIAHO | NQL BRI WST CAN MAN MAN | $1800 |
| Jackson FORD Ethan STRANGE | WAR CAN | $3000 |
| Sean MULLANY | GLD | 1 match |
| Karl LAWTON | NQL | 2 matches |
| Jack WIGHTON | SOU | 4 matches |
Thursday
Sydney v Melbourne
Tui Kamikamica (MEL)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Siua Wong (29th minute)
Base penalty $2000
1st offence
-- Early plea: $1500
-- Guilty at panel: $2000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1500
Friday
North Queensland v St George Illawarra
Coen Hess (Cowboys)
Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Mathew Feagai (26th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,800
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,800
Karl Lawton (Cowboys)
Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Jaydn Sui A (51st minute)
Base penalty: 2 matches
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: 2 matches
-- Guilty at Panel: 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Brisbane v Parramatta
Brendan Piakura (Broncos)
Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Zac Lomax (65th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,800
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,800
Saturday
Warriors v Gold Coast
Jackson Ford (Warriors)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Jayden Campbell (29th minute)
Base penalty: $2,000
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: $3,000
-- Guilty at Panel: 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000
Te Maire Martin (Warriors)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Klese Haas (31st minute)
Base penalty: $2,000
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,500
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,500
Sean Mullany (Titans)
Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Demitric VaivaiMauga (78th minute)
Base penalty: 2 matches
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: 1 match
-- Guilty at Panel: 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Penrith v Wests Tigers
Alex Seyfarth (Tigers)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (Tripping) on Izack Tago (6th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,800
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,800
South Sydney v Cronulla
Jack Wighton (Rabbitohs)
Grade 2 Shoulder Charge on Toby Rudolf (45th minute)
Base penalty: 3 matches
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: 3 matches
-- Guilty at Panel: 4 matches
PLEA: Not guilty.
OUTCOME: Guilty. Downgrade Unsuccessful - 4 matches
Sunday
Canberra v Newcastle
Tom Starling (Raiders)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Jack Cogger (17th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,800
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,800
Ethan Strange (Raiders)
Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Dominic Young (51st minute)
Base penalty: $2,000
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: $3,000
-- Guilty at Panel: 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3,000
Canterbury v Manly
Toafofoa Sipley (Sea Eagles)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (Tripping) on Bronson Xerri (28th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,800
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,800
Siosua Taukeiaho (Sea Eagles)
Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Enari Tuala (67th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
2nd Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,800
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,800
Jaeman Salmon (Bulldogs)
Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Matthew Lodge (70th minute)
Base penalty: $2,000
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,500
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,500
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 ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
# High Tackle Reckless is effectively treated as a grade up from High Tackle Careless.
Source for judiciary code table
2025 NRL Discipline Tracker
Following Round 20, club totals of matches suspended and fines totalled. Table is sorted by most matches suspended.
| Club | Matches | Fines ($) |
| Canterbury | 15 | 33,300 |
| Parramatta | 12 | 6,050 |
| Penrith | 10 | 7,050 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 22,000 |
| North Qld | 6 | 11,500 |
| Sydney | 6 | 10,350 |
| Manly | 6 | 9,100 |
| Souths | 6 | 7,800 |
| Brisbane | 5 | 13,600 |
| Canberra | 4 | 29,700 |
| Gold Coast | 4 | 14,850 |
| Dolphins | 4 | 8,600 |
| St Geo Illa | 3 | 6,800 |
| Wests Tigers | 2 | 10,600 |
| Warriors | 2 | 6,000 |
| Melbourne | 2 | 3,800 |
| Cronulla | 1 | 18,300 |
This table will be updated at the end of each round's judiciary results being confirmed.
NRLW Round 4
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| Kayah ATIAI Olivia KERNICK Simaima TAUFA Grace KEMP Foythe MANERA | WAR SYD CAN CAN WST | Warning |
| Evan McEWEN | NEW | 1 match |
| Teagan BERRY Jaydika TAUFA | SGI CRO | 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.
Saturday
Warriors v Gold Coast
Kayah Atiai (Warriors)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Lauren Brown (47th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Sydney v Canterbury
Olivia Kernick (Roosters)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Holi Wheeler (37th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
North Queensland v Canberra
Simaima Taufa (Raiders)
Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Jakiya Whitfield (19th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Grace Kemp (Raiders)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Jakiya Whitfield (65th minute)
Base penalty: $1,500
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Sunday
Parramatta v Newcastle
Evah McEwen (Knights)
Grade 2 Contrary Conduct on Fleur Ginn (63rd minute)
Base penalty: 2 matches
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: 1 match
-- Guilty at Panel: 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
St George Illawarra v Brisbane
Teagan Berry (Dragons)
Grade 3 Dangerous Contact on Kerri Johnson (40th minute)
Base penalty: 3 matches
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: 2 matches
-- Guilty at Panel: 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Cronulla v Wests Tigers
Jaydika Tafua (Sharks)
Grade 3 Dangerous Contact on Claudia Nielsen (2nd minute)
Base penalty: 3 matches
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: 2 matches
-- Guilty at Panel: 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Faythe Manera (Tigers)
Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Jaydika Tafua (21st minute)
Base penalty: 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
NRLW judiciary code table
Source for NRLW judiciary code table.
| Grade | (early plea in bracket) | First Offence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Tackle - Careless | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| High Tackle - Reckless | 1 (4) # | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary |
| 2 (5) | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 (6) | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Dangerous Contact | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Dangerous Throw | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Striking | 1 | 2 matches (1)* | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Crusher Tackle | 1 | 2 matches (1)* | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Contrary Conduct | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Shoulder Charge | 1 | 2 matches (1)* | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred 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.