NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 1
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across the NRL Round 1.
Manly v South Sydney
Jai Arrow (South Sydney)
- Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Jason Saab (66 min)
- Base penalty $2000
- 3 years incident free discount
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $1000
Nathan Brown (Manly)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jai Arrow (72 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options
$2500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1800: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $1800
Sydney v Brisbane
Reece Walsh (Brisbane)
- Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Daniel Tupou (46 min)
- Base penalty $2000
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options
2 matches: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$3000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $3000
Spencer Leniu (Sydney)
- Contrary Conduct - referred on Ezra Mam (69 min)
- Judiciary hearing 6:15pm AEDT, Monday 11 March
- PLEA: Guilty
- RESULT: 8 match suspension.
Newcastle v Canberra
Hudson Young (Canberra)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Kalyn Ponga (25 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 3 year incident free discount
- His options
$1000: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$750: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $7500
Emre Guler (Canberra)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Dylan Lucas (30 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $1000
Warriors v Cronulla
Braydon Trindall (Cronulla)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Dallin Watene Zelezniak (2 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $1000
Melbourne v Penrith
Will Warbrick (Melbourne)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Sunia Turuva (40 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $1000
Parramatta v Canterbury
Viliame Kikau (Canterbury)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Dylan brown (58 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $1000
Gold Coast v St George Illawarra
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Gold Coast)
- Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Mikaele Ravalawa (2 min)
- Base penalty $2000
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options
2 matches: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$3000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea
- RESULT: $3000
Dolphins v North Queensland
No players charged
Stay tuned across the round for updates.
Returning dates
All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:
Round 2
Seb Kris (Canberra)
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney)
Round 3
Jack Wighton (South Sydney)
Round 4
Maika Sivo (Parramatta)
Corey Horsburgh (Canberra)
Round 10
Spencer Leniu (Sydney)
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.