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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 19
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 19.
Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.
TL;DR
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| Will Kennedy | Sharks | 1 match |
| Tom Hazleton | Sharks | $1500 |
| Chris Randall | Titans | $1800 |
| AJ Brimson | Titans | $750 |
| Brendan Piakura | Broncos | $1800 |
| Francis Molo | Dragons | $1800 |
| Haumole Olakau'atu | Sea Eagles | $3000 |
| Jackson Hastings | Knights | $1800 |
All the charges
Thursday
Dolphins v South Sydney
No players charged
Friday
Cronulla v Wests Tigers
Will Kennedy (Cronulla)
- Grade 2 Contrary Conduct on Adam Gee (match official) (13 min)
- Base penalty - 1 game suspension
- 1st offence last 12 months
- His options:
1 game suspension - early plea
2 game suspension - guilty/no contest - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Tom Hazelton (Cronulla)
- Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Fonua Pole (29 min)
- Base penalty - $1500
- 1st offence last 12 months
- His options:
$1500 - early plea
$2000 - guilty/no contest - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1500
Saturday
Gold Coast v Parramatta
Chris Randall (Gold Coast)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Conduct on Reagan Campbell-Gillard (4 min)
- Base penalty - $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
$1800 - early plea
$2500 - guilty/no contest - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
AJ Brimson (Gold Coast)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Brendan Hands (34 min)
- Base penalty - $1500
- 1st offence last 12 months, 3-year incident free discount
- His options:
$750 - early plea
$1000 - guilty/no contest - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750
Brisbane v St George Illawarra
Brendan Piakura (Brisbane)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Jesse Marschke (51 min)
- Base penalty - $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
$1800 - early plea
$2500 - guilty/no contest - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Francis Molo (St George Illawarra)
- Grade 1 Contrary Conduct on Martin Taupau (54 min)
- Base penalty - $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
$1800 - early plea
$2500 - guilty/no plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Sunday
Manly v Newcastle
Haumole Olakau'atu (Manly)
- Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Mat Croker (33 min)
- Base penalty - $2000
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
$3000 - early plea
2 matches - guilty/no plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000
Jackson Hastings (Newcastle)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Conduct on Reuben Garrick (52 min)
- Base penalty - $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
$1800 - early plea
$2500 - guilty/no plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Return dates
All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:
Round 20
Joseph Suaalii (NSW/Sydney - bye in Round 19)
Round 21
Siosifa Talakai (Cronulla - bye in Round 20)
Round 22
Fetalaiga Pauga (Sydney - bye in Round 19)
Kurt Donoghoe (Dolphins)
Jaeman Salmon (Canterbury - bye in Round 19)
Will Kennedy (Cronulla - bye in Round 20)
Round 25
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney - byes in Round 19 and 23)
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.