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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: Round 23 & NRLW Round 3
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 23
Roosters v Sea Eagles
Nathan Brown (Sydney)
- Grade 2 Careless High Tackle
- 63rd minute, on Ben Trbojevic
- Base penalty 2 matches
- His options:
2 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
OR 1 match: Guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: 1 match suspension
Titans v Warriors
Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast)
- Grade 2 Careless High Tackle
- 17th minute, on Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
- Base penalty 2 matches
- His options:
2 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
OR 1 match: Guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: 1 match suspension
Panthers v Storm
Jarome Luai (Penrith)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
- 47th minute, on Nelson Asofa-Solomona
- 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
Cowboys v Broncos
Jake Granville (North Qld)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
- 44th minute, on Jesse Arthars
- 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
Dolphins v Knights
Lachlan Fitzgibbon (Newcastle)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
- 23rd minute, on Jamayne Isaako
- 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
Rabbitohs v Sharks
Thomas Burgess (South Sydney)
- Grade 2 Careless High Tackle
- 76th minute, on Tom Hazelton
- 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 - early plea
- RESULT: 3 match suspension
Eels v Dragons
Blake Lawrie (St George Illawarra)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
- 5th minute, on Arthur Miller-Stephen
- 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
Ryan Couchman (St George Illawarra)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
- 70th minute, on Mitch Moses
- 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
Raiders v Wests Tigers
Jack Wighton (Canberra)
- Grade 1 Contrary Conduct
- 80th minute, to a match official
- 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
Stay tuned for updates
Return dates for suspended players
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)
Eligible to play Finals Week 1 if qualified
- Valentine Holmes (North Queensland - bye Round 24)
Stay tuned for updates
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.
NRLW Round 3
No players were charged from Roosters v Dragons on Thursday, Cowboys v Broncos on Saturday, or Raiders v Tigers on Sunday.
Sharks v Titans
Vanessa Foliaki (Cronulla)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
- 34th minute, on Steph Hancock
- 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
- RESULT: Warning
Eels v Knights
Kennedy Cherrington (Parramatta)
- Grade 3 Dangerous Throw
- 46th minute, on Laishon Albert-Jones
- 2nd+ offence last 12 months
- Referred to Judiciary
- PLEA: Guilty, accepts grading
- RESULT: 4 match suspension at judiciary
Caitlan Johnston (Newcastle)
- Grade 2 Careless High Tackle
- 61st minute, on Kelsey Clark
- 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
- RESULT: 1 match suspension
Stay tuned for more updates