Monday's Expert - 2020 NRL Round 6

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Monday's Expert is back in 2020 - each week providing a full wrap of everything happening around the rugby league traps each Monday.

Each edition will include NRL match review charges & judiciary updates, our player of the year leaderboard, crowd stats, TV ratings and injury news.

First things first...

Our Round 6 wrap of NRL results can be found here. The full 2020 draw can be viewed here.

Match reports for NRL matches are here.

A huge thanks to the following legends for putting hard work into our weekly previews and live blogs of NRL games - Rob Crosby, Sam Bourke, Josh Robertson, Justin Davies, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Ferguson, Jeff Dickinson-Fox, Rick Edgerton, Paul Jobber, Adam Huxtable and Hamish Parker.

The Front Row - online rugby league magazine

Make sure you check out our exclusive match program & online magazine - THE FRONT ROW.

Last week's issue showcased MHF Beanie Round, Andrew McCullough and NRLW star Millie Boyle. You can check out the current edition plus back issues here.

Keep an eye out this Wednesday for Issue 5 (Round 7)!

Match review

A lot of charges stemming from Round 6 of the NRL.

Patrick Carrigan (Broncos)

Grade 2 Dangerous Contact (other)
59th minute, on Mitchell Pearce (Knights)
Base penalty 200 points
Guilty / no contest = 200 points (2 matches)
Guilty - early plea = 150 points (1 match)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: Suspended 1 match. 50 carryover points accrued

Thomas Flegler (Broncos)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (head/neck)
43rd minute, on Sione Mata'utia (Knights)
Base penalty 100 points
1 x similar prior offence last 2 years (50% loading)
Guilty / no contest = 150 points (1 match)
Guilty - early plea = 112 points (1 match)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: Suspended 1 match. 12 carryover points accrued.

Jarome Luai (Panthers)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (head/neck)
44th minute, on King Vuniyayawa (Warriors)
Base penalty 100 points
Guilty / no contest = 100 points (1 match)
Guilty - early plea = 75 points (0 matches)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: No suspension. 75 carryover points accrued.

Wayde Egan (Warriors)

Grade 2 Contrary Conduct
65th minute, on Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs)
Base penalty 200 points
Guilty / no contest = 200 points (2 matches)
Guilty - early plea = 150 points (1 match)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: Suspended 1 match. 50 carryover points accrued.

Nathan Brown (Eels)

Grade 2 Careless High Tackle
64th minute, on Victor Radley (Roosters)
Base penalty 200 points
2 x non-similar prior offences last 2 years (40% loading)
17 carryover points to be added
Guilty / no contest = 280+17=297 points (2 matches)
Guilty - early plea = 210+17=227 points (2 matches)
PLEA: Guilty - seeking downgrade to Grade 1. Judiciary hearing Tuesday.
OUTCOME: Guilty - suspended 2 matches. 97 carryover points accrued.

Victor Radley (Roosters)

Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
56th minute, on Clint Gutherson (Eels)
Base penalty $750 fine
1 x non-similar offence last 2 years (20% loading)
Guilty / no contest = $900 fine
Guilty - early plea = $700 fine
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: $700 fine.

Harry Grant (Wests Tigers)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (head/neck)
60th minute, on Kyle Feldt (Cowboys)
Base penalty 100 points
Guilty / no contest = 100 points (1 match)
Guilty - early plea = 75 points (0 matches)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: No suspension. 75 carryover points accrued.

Josh Aloiai (Wests Tigers)

Grade 1 Contrary Conduct
55th minute, on Peter Hola (Cowboys)
Base penalty $750 fine
2 x non-similar prior offences last 2 years (40% loading)
Guilty / no contest = $1050 fine
Guilty - early plea = $800 fine
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: $800 fine.

Sam McIntyre (Wests Tigers)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (other)
33rd minute, on Corey Jensen (Cowboys)
Base penalty 100 points
Guilty / no contest = 100 points (1 match)
Guilty - early plea = 75 points (0 matches)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: No suspension. 75 carryover points accrued.

Jordan Pereira (Dragons)

Grade 3 Careless High Tackle
23rd minute, on Corey Thompson (Titans)
Base penalty 300 points
Guilty / no contest = 300 points (3 matches)
Guilty - early plea = 225 points (2 matches)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: Suspended 2 matches. 25 carryover points accrued.

Christian Crichton (Bulldogs)

Grade 1 Shoulder Charge
34th minute, on Matt Moylan (Sharks)
Base penalty 200 points
1 x non-similar prior offence last 2 years (20% loading)
Guilty / no contest = 240 points (2 matches)
Guilty - early plea = 180 points (1 match)
PLEA: Guilty - early plea
OUTCOME: Suspended 1 match. 80 carryover points accrued.

The LU Leaderboard

At the conclusion of each match our reporters will choose their best three players from the match. You can views those points in each match in their respective match reports. Each week we'll update the leaderboard.

11 points - Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)

10 points - Cameron Munster (Storm)

8 points - Brett Morris (Roosters)

7 points - James Tedesco (Roosters)

6 points - Matthew Dufty (Dragons), Cameron Smith (Storm), Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys), Mitchell Pearce (Knights), Nathan Cleary (Panthers), Dylan Brown (Eels), Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs), Matt Burton (Panthers), Jack Wighton (Raiders)

5 points - Kodi Nikorima (Warriors), Jarrod Croker (Raiders), Will Hopoate (Bulldogs), Luke Brooks (Wests Tigers), Kalyn Ponga (Knights), Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers), Blake Green (Warriors), Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs), Daniel Saifiti (Knights), Sione Katoa (Bulldogs), David Klemmer (Knights), Isaah Yeo (Panthers), Mitchell Moses (Eels)

4 points - George Williams (Raiders), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Bulldogs), Luke Keary (Roosters), Curtis Sironen (Sea Eagles), Shaun Johnson (Sharks)

3 points - Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys), Josh Morris (Sharks), Jake Trbojevic (Sea Eagles), Maika Sivo (Eels), Jamayne Isaako (Broncos), Viliame Kikau (Panthers), Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles), Young Tonumaipea (Titans), Waqa Blake (Eels), Kotoni Staggs (Broncos), Cody Walker (Rabbitohs), Jesse Ramien (Sharks), Harry Grant (Storm)

2 points - Jarome Luai (Panthers), Lindsay Collins (Roosters), Addin Fonua-Blake (Sea Eagles), Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers), Cameron McInnes (Dragons), Kurt Mann (Knights), Corey Norman (Dragons), Nathan Brown (Eels), Bradman Best (Knights), Jorge Taufua (Sea Eagles), Ronaldo Mulitalo (Sharks), Ashley Taylor (Titans), Dale Finucane (Storm), Clinton Gutherson (Eels), Anthony Milford (Broncos), David Fifita (Broncos), Michael Jennings (Eels), Jahrome Hughes (Storm), Emre Guler (Raiders), Stephen Crichton (Panthers), Michael Morgan (Cowboys), David Nofoaluma (Wests Tigers), Nick Cotric (Raiders)

1 point - Coen Hess (Cowboys), Cameron Murray (Rabbitohs), Josh Reynolds (Wests Tigers), Ethan Lowe (Rabbitohs), Phillip Sami (Titans), Chad Townsend (Sharks), Kyle Flanagan (Roosters), Tevita Pangai Junior (Broncos), Tyrell Fuimaono (Dragons), Zac Lomax (Dragons), Alex Twal (Wests Tigers), Payne Haas (Broncos), Reed Mahoney (Eels), Jaydn Su'A (Rabbitohs), Shaun Lane (Eels), Apisai Koroisau (Panthers), Valentine Holmes (Cowboys), Wade Graham (Sharks), Eliesa Katoa (Warriors), Connor Watson (Knights), Tui Kamikamica (Storm), Thomas Flegler (Broncos), Josh Papali'i (Raiders), Adam Elliott (Bulldogs), Brian Kelly (Titans), Daniel Tupou (Roosters), Herman Ese'ese (Knights), Peta Hiku (Warriors)

Sore points - injury update

Injury news that came out of Round 6

Young Tonumaipea (Titans) - MCL - scans
Corey Thompson (Titans) - HIA - monitored
Phillip Sami (Titans) - leg - monitored
Tom Amone (Rabbitohs) - MCL & ACL - 12 weeks
Liam Knight (Rabbitohs) - ankle - monitored
Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles) - hamstring - scans
Dylan Walker (Sea Eagles) - ankle - scans
Brad Parker (Sea Eagles) - HIA - monitored
Alex Twal (Wests Tigers) - MCL - scans
Robert Jennings (Wests Tigers) - hamstring - scans
Zane Musgrove (Wests Tigers) - foot - scans

The good news - who's back?

The following players are likely or possible to return from injury or suspension this weekend.

Titans - Dale Copley, Tyrone Roberts
Sea Eagles - Martin Taupau, Moses Suli, Jorge Taufua
Storm - Jahrome Hughes
Eels - Kane Evans
Warriors - Ken Maumalo

Metrics Metrics Metrics

Each week we'll also do our best to keep you across the crowd figures and TV ratings which are often the most talked-about parts of the game.

Hopefully we'll be able to bring you crowd stats in a few weeks as things return to a new normal post-COVID.

Ratings: Round 6