NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: Round 22 & NRLW Round 2

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As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across Round 22 of the 2023 NRL season, and Round 2 of the 2023 NRLW Season.

NRL Round 22

Broncos v Roosters

Patrick Carrigan (Brisbane)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
  • 20th minute, on Daniel Tupou
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 2nd offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    $2500: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $1800: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $1800 fine

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
  • 26th minute, on Payne Haas
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 3rd+ offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    2 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $3000: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $3000 fine

Tigers v Rabbitohs

Keaon Koloamatangi (South Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Shoulder Charge
  • 1st minute, on Dave Klemmer
  • Base penalty $2000
  • His options:
    $2000: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $1500: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $1500 fine

AND

  • Grade 1 Shoulder Charge
  • 11th minute, also on Dave Klemmer
  • Base penalty $2000
  • His options:
    $2000: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $1500: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $1500 fine

Aitasi James (Wests Tigers)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
  • 31st minute, on Cameron Murray
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $1000: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $1000 fine

Davvy Moale (South Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Shoulder Charge
  • 49th minute, on Shawn Blore
  • Base penalty $2000
  • 2nd offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    2 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $3000: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $3000 fine

No players were charged from Storm v Eels

Raiders v Knights

Sebastian Kris (Canberra)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
  • 54 min on Kalyn Ponga
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $1000: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $1500 fine

Dragons v Sea Eagles

Jack De Belin (St George Illawarra)

  • Grade 2 Dangerous Contact
  • 63rd minute on Christian Tuipulotu
  • Base penalty 2 matches
  • 3rd+ offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    4 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR 3 matches: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - seeking downgrade
  • If successful: $3000 fine; if unsuccessful: 4 matches
  • RESULT: Unsuccessful - 4 match suspension.

Panthers v Sharks

Tyrone Peachey (Penrith)

  • Grade 3 Careless High Tackle
  • 57th minute, on Jack Williams
  • Base penalty 3 matches
  • His options:
    3 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR 2 matches: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: 2 match suspension

Braden Hamlin-Uele (Cronulla)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
  • 64th minute, on Lindsay Smith
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 3rd+ offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    2 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $3000: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $3000 fine

Bulldogs v Dolphins

Jake Averillo (Canterbury)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
  • 10th minute, on Connelly Lemuelu
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 3 year incident free discount
  • His options:
    $1000: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $750: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $750 fine

Reed Mahoney (Canterbury)

  • Grade 1 Shoulder Charge
  • 38th minute, on Josh Kerr
  • Base penalty $2000
  • 3 year incident free discount
  • His options:
    $1500: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR $1000: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea
  • RESULT: $1000 fine

Titans v Cowboys

Valentine Holmes (North Qld)

  • Grade 2 Careless High Tackle
  • 20th minute, on Jayden Campbell
  • Base penalty 2 matches
  • 3rd+ offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    4 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR 3 matches: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - disputes grading
  • His new options: $3000 fine if successful, 4 matches if failed.
  • RESULT: Tuesday hearing - 7:30pm

Stay tuned for updates


Return dates for suspended players

Eligible to play Round 23

  • Jesse Arthars (Brisbane)
  • Jesse Colquhoun (Cronulla)

Eligible to play Round 24

  • Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Gold Coast)
  • Tariq Sims (Melbourne)

Eligible to play Round 25

  • Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Maika Sivo (Parramatta)
  • Tyrone Peachey (Penrith)

Eligible to play Round 26

  • Martin Taupau (Brisbane - bye Round 25)

Eligible to play Round 27

  • Jack de Belin (St George Illawarra)

Stay tuned for updates


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.


NRLW Round 2

No charges from the first three games up to Saturday.

Knights v Cowboys

Tayla Predebon (Newcastle)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
  • 36th minute, on Sareka Mooka
  • Base penalty 1 match
  • Her options:
    1 match: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR Warning: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. WARNING

April Ngatunpuna (North Qld)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
  • 42nd minute, on Jesse Southwell
  • Base penalty 1 match
  • Her options:
    1 match: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR Warning: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. WARNING

Wests Tigers v Sharks

Harata Butler (Cronulla)

  • Grade 2 Dangerous Contact
  • 14th minute, on Jakiya Whitfield
  • Base penalty 2 matches
  • Her options:
    2 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR 1 match: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match suspension.

Sophie Curtain (Wests Tigers)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
  • 35th minute, on Andie Robinson
  • Base penalty 1 match
  • Her options:
    1 match: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
    OR Warning: Guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. WARNING