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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 5
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across the NRL Round 5.
Melbourne v Brisbane
Trent Loiero (Melbourne)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Patrick Carrigan (44 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Canterbury v Sydney
Dominic Young (Sydney)
- Grade 3 Careless High Tackle on Blake Taaffe (27 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
Sam Hughes (Canterbury)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Throw on Joseph Aukaso Suaalli (48 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Not guilty. Judiciary hearing Tuesday 6pm
- OUTCOME: Guilty at judiciary. $1500
Newcastle v St George Illawarra
No players charged
South Sydney v Warriors
Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney)
- Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Shaun Johnson (29 min)
- Base penalty 2 matches
- 3rd or Subsequent offence last 12 months
- His options
4 matches: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
3 matches: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Suspended 3 matches
Manly v Penrith
No players charged
Dolphins v Wests Tigers
Kurt Donoghoe (Dolphins)
- Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Samuela Fainu (42 min)
- Base penalty 2 matches
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options
3 matches: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
2 matches: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Suspended 2 matches
Aidan Sezer (Wests Tigers)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Jesse Bromwich (51 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
North Queensland v Gold Coast
David Fifita (Gold Coast)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Griffin Neame (22 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options
$2500 matches: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1800: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Chad Townsend (North Qld)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Jayden Campbell (61 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options
$1500: plea of no contest / guilty at judiciary
$1000: guilty - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Scott Drinkwater (74 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
Canberra v Parramatta
Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Parramatta)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Simi Sasagi (77 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
Return dates
All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:
Round 7
Kurtis Morrin (Canterbury)
Max Plath (Dolphins)
Lachlan Galvin (Wests Tigers)
Round 8
Dom Young (Sydney)
Kurt Donoghoe (Dolphins)
Round 9
Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney)
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.