NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: Round 23 & NRLW Round 3

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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 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

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 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