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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 4
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across the NRL Round 4.
Sydney v Penrith
Nat Butcher (Sydney)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Matt Eisenhuth (46 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
South Sydney v Canterbury
Blake Taaffe (Canterbury)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Jack Wighton (13 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Josh Addo-Carr (40 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. $1800
Kurtis Morrin (Canterbury)
- Grade 2 Dangerous Throw on Cameron Murray (51 min)
- Base penalty 3 matches
- His options
3 matches: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
2 matches: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 match suspension
Brisbane v North Queensland
No players charged.
St George Illawarra v Manly
Blake Lawrie (St George Illawarra)
- Grade 1 Contrary Conduct on Josh Aloiai (6 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. $1800
Luke Brooks (Manly)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jack Bird (33 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Gold Coast v Dolphins
Max Plath (Dolphins)
- Grade 3 Dangerous Contact on Phillip Sami (36 min)
- Base penalty 3 matches
- His options
3 matches: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
2 matches: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 match suspension
Warriors v Newcastle
No players charged.
Cronulla v Canberra
No players charged.
Parramatta v Wests Tigers
Lachlan Galvin (Wests Tigers)
- Grade 3 Dangerous Contact on Kelma Tuilagi (49 min)
- Base penalty 3 matches
- His options
3 matches: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
2 matches: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 match suspension
Return dates
All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:
Round 5
Briton Nikora (Cronulla)
Leo Thompson (Newcastle)
Round 7
Kurtis Morrin (Canterbury)
Max Plath (Dolphins)
Lachlan Galvin (Wests Tigers)
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.