NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 3

NRL

As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across the NRL Round 2.

Penrith v Brisbane

Matt Eisenhuth (Penrith)

  • Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Ezra Mam (80 min)
  • Base penalty $2000
  • 3 year incident free discount
  • His options
    $1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
    $1000: guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Warriors v Cronulla

No players charged.

Sydney v South Sydney

No players charged.

Canterbury v Gold Coast

No players charged.

St George Illawarra v North Queensland

Jesse Marschke (St George Illawarra)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Chad Townsend (24 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options
    $1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
    $1000: guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Wests Tigers v Cronulla

Api Koroisau (Wests Tigers)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Toby Rudolf (10 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options
    $1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
    $1000: guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Stefano Utoikamanu (Wests Tigers)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Toby Rudolf (10 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options
    $1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
    $1000: guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Cameron McInnes (Cronulla)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on John Bateman (48 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. $750

Parramatta v Manly

No players charged.

Newcastle v Melbourne

Leo Thompson (Newcastle)

  • Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Ryan Papenhuyzen (65 min)
  • Base penalty 2 matches
  • His options
    2 matches: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
    1 match: guilty - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match

Return dates

All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:

Round 4

Maika Sivo (Parramatta)
Corey Horsburgh (Canberra)
Jahrome Hughes (Melbourne)
Francis Molo (St George Illawarra)

Round 5

Briton Nikora (Cronulla)

Round 10

Spencer Leniu (Sydney)


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.