NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 16

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As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across the NRL Round 16.

Friday

Dolphins v Melbourne

Tevita Pangai Junior (Dolphins)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Christian Welch (27 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Trent Loiero (Melbourne)

  • Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Herbie Farnworth (40 min)
  • Base penalty $2000
  • 2nd offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    2 matches - guilty / no contest
    $3000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000

Saturday

Gold Coast v Warriors

Marata Niukore (Warriors)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Keano Kini (14 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Te Maire Martin (Warriors)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Phil Sami (25 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Jayden Campbell (Gold Coast)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (28 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Warriors)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Throw on Jayden Campbell (53 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Sydney v Canterbury

Sam Walker (Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jacob Kiraz (13 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Fetalaiga Pauga (Sydney)

  • Grade 2 Reckless High Tackle on Connor Tracey (73 min)
  • Base penalty 5 matches
  • His options:
    5 matches - guilty / no contest
    4 matches - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 4 matches

South Sydney v Manly

Karl Lawton (Manly)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Taane Milne (17 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Jack Wighton (South Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Ben Condon (64 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 2nd offence last 12 months
    His options:
    $2500 - guilty / no contest
    $1800 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800

Sunday

Wests Tigers v Canberra

Hudson Young (Canberra)

  • Grade 1 Contrary Contact on Aidan Sezer (76 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000


Return dates

All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:

Round 17

David Klemmer (Wests Tigers)

Kurt Mann (Canterbury)

Round 18

Josh Aloiai (Manly - bye Round 17)

Round 20

Joseph Suaalii (NSW/Sydney - bye in Round 19)

Round 22

Fetalaiga Pauga (Sydney - bye in Round 19)


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.