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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: Round 24 & NRLW Round 4
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across Round 24 of the 2023 NRL season, and Round 4 of the 2023 NRLW Season.
NRL Round 24
Sea Eagles v Panthers
Dean Matterson (Manly)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
- 41st minute, on Liam Martin
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
OR $1000: Guilty - early plea
OR 1 match suspension^ - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $1000 fine
^ Matterson is a development player for Manly, which means he can opt to take a one game suspension in lieu of a monetary penalty.
Sharks v Titans
David Fifita (Gold Coast)
- Grade 1 Shoulder Charge
- 67th minute, on Braden Hamlin-Uele
- 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
Broncos v Eels
Wiremu Greig (Parramatta)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
- 45th minute, on Keenan Palasia
- 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
Rabbitohs v Dragons
Damien Cook (South Sydney)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Throw
- 24th minute, on Blake Lawrie
- 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
Lachlan Ilias (South Sydney)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (trip)
- 35th minute, on Mat Feagai
- 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
Wests Tigers v Warriors
Alex Seyfarth (Wests Tigers)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
- 39th minute, on Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
- 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
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Warriors)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
- 64th minute, on John Bateman
- 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
Roosters v Dolphins
Ray Stone (Dolphins)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
- 48th minute, on Drew Hutchison
- 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: No contest
- RESULT: 2 match suspension
Storm v Raiders
Jordan Rapana (Canberra)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (trip)
- 33rd minute, on Reimis 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
Matt Timoko (Canberra)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
- 78th minute, Young Tonumaipea
- 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
Knights v Bulldogs
Jacob Preston (Canterbury)
- Grade 3 Dangerous Contact
- 24th minute, on Jackson Hastings
- 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
Return dates for suspended players
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)
- Jacob Preston (Canterbury)
- Ray Stone (Dolphins) - injured and unlikely to play.
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 4
Cowboys v Tigers
China Polata (North Queensland)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact - charged twice
- 8th minute on Christian Pio, 66th minute on Emily Curtain
- Base penalty 1 match
- Her options for both charges:
1 match: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
OR Warning: Guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea (both charges)
- RESULT: Two warnings
Broncos v Eels
Brianna Clark (Brisbane)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
- 51st minute, on Abbi Church
- 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
Jasmine Fogavini (Brisbane)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
- 52nd minute, on Rueben Cherrington
- 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
No players were charged from Dragons v Raiders.
Sharks v Roosters
Harata Butler (Cronulla)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
- 30th minute, on Grace Hamilton
- Base penalty 1 match
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- Her options for both charges:
2 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
OR 1 match OR $400 fine*: Guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $400 fine.
* Butler can elect to pay a $400 fine instead of a one-match suspension on entering a guilty plea.
Knights v Titans
Shanice Parker (Newcastle)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Throw
- 42nd minute, on Sienna Lofipo
- 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