NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Origins and Round 17

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As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across the NRL Round 17, Men's Origin II and Women's Origin III.

Wednesday

Men's Origin II: NSW v QLD

Valentine Holmes (QLD)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Payne Haas (18 min)
  • Base penalty 10% of match fee
  • His options:
    10% of match fee - guilty / no contest
    7% of match fee - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 7% of match fee

Latrell Mitchell (NSW)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Xavier Coates (43 min)
  • Base penalty 10% of match fee
  • His options:
    10% of match fee - guilty / no contest
    7% of match fee - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 7% of match fee

Liam Martin (NSW)

  • Grade 1 Dangeorus Contact on Daly Cherry-Evans (66 min)
  • Base penalty 10% of match fee
  • His options:
    10% of match fee - guilty / no contest
    7% of match fee - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 7% of match fee

Thursday

Women's Origin III: QLD v NSW

No players charged

Friday

Canterbury v Cronulla

Viliame Kikau (Canterbury)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Blayke Brailey (21 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Toby Sexton (Canterbury)

  • Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Braydon Trindall (45 min)
  • Base penalty $2000
  • 3 year incident-free discount applies
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Oregon Kaufusi (Cronulla)

  • Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Blake Wilson (69 min)
  • Base penalty $2000
  • 3 year incident-free discount applies
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Saturday

Warriors v Brisbane

Kotoni Staggs (Brisbane)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (77 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Newcastle v Parramatta

No players charged

Melbourne v Canberra

Elliott Whitehead (Canberra)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Tackle on Shawn Blore (30 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Albert Hopoate (Canberra)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jack Howarth (45 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea.

Sunday

St George Illawarra v Dolphins

Kurt Donoghoe (Dolphins)

  • Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Francis Molo (65 min)
  • Base penalty 2 matches
  • 3rd+ offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    4 matches - guilty / no contest
    3 matches - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 3 matches

Penrith v North Queensland

Jaxon Purdue (North Queensland)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Daine Laurie (33 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Sydney v Wests Tigers

Nat Butcher (Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on David Klemmer (39 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    $1500 - guilty / no contest
    $1000 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Dom Young (64 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 3 year incident-free discount applies
  • His options:
    $1000 - guilty / no contest
    $750 - early plea
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750

John Bateman (Wests Tigers)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Angus Crichton (65 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 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)

Kurt Donoghoe (Dolphins - bye in Round 18)


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.