NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 23 and NRLW Round 3

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As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 23 and NRLW Round 3.

Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.

NRL Round 23

PlayerClubPenalty
Taane MilneRabbitohs$3000
David FifitaTitans$1500
Moeaki Fotuaika
Liam Martin
TItans
Panthers
1 match
Billy BurnsSharks$750
Kyle FlanaganDragons4 matches
Reece Walsh
Reece Robson
Dylan Walker
Broncos
Cowboys
Warriors
$1000

Charge details:

Thursday

South Sydney v Melbourne

Taane Milne (South Sydney)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (trip) on Ryan Papenhuyzen (65 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 3rd+ offence last 12 months
  • His options:
    Early plea - $3000
    Guilty at panel / no contest - 2 matches
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000

Friday

Gold Coast v Cronulla

David Fifita (Gold Coast)

  • Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Kayal Iro (3 min)
  • Base penalty $2000
  • His options:
    Early plea - $1500
    Guilty at panel / no contest - $2000
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1500

Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast)

  • Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Cam McInnes (17 min)
  • Base penalty 2 matches
  • His options:
    Early plea - 1 match
    Guilty at panel / no contest - 2 matches
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match

Billy Burns (Cronulla)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Keano Kini (70 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • 3 year incident free discount
  • His options:
    Early plea - $750
    Guilty at panel / no contest - $1000
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750

Parramatta v Penrith

Liam Martin (Penrith)

  • Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Daejarn Asi (61 min)
  • Base penalty 2 matches
  • His options:
    Early plea - 1 match
    Guilty at panel / no contest - 2 matches
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match

Saturday

Canberra v Manly

No Players Charged

North Qld v Brisbane

Reece Robson (North Qld)

  • Grade 1 Contrary Conduct on Xavier Willison (70 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    Early plea - $1000 fine
    Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500 fine
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Reece Walsh (Brisbane)

  • Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Sam McIntyre (71 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    Early plea - $1000 fine
    Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500 fine
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

St Geo Illa v Canterbury

Kyle Flanagan (Dragons)

  • Contrary Conduct (Referred) on Stephen Crichton (63 min)
  • PLEA: Not guilty
  • RESULT: Guilty. 4 matches

Sunday

Dolphins v Warriors

Dylan Walker (Warriors)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Mark Nicholls (38 min)
  • Base penalty $1500
  • His options:
    Early plea - $1000 fine
    Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500 fine
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Newcastle v Wests Tigers

No players charged

Stay tuned for updates


Return dates

All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:

Round 24

Toby Couchman (St George Illawarra)

Round 25

Michael Jennings, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney - bye in Round 23)


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.


NRLW Round 3

PlayerClubPenalty
Jayme Fressard
Tiana Penitani
Simaima Taufa
Taliah Fuimaono
Madison Mulhall
Roosters
Sharks
Raiders
Titans
Dragons
Warning

Charge details:

Saturday

Sydney v Wests Tigers

Jayme Fressard (Sydney) 

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Shaianne McGlone (18 min)
  • Base penalty 1 Match
  • Her options:
    Early Plea - Warning
    Guilty/No Contest - 1 Match
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning

Canberra v Cronulla

Tiana Penitani (Cronulla)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Shakiah Tungai (42 min)
  • Base penalty 1 Match
  • Her options:
    Early plea - Warning
    Guilty/No Contest - 1 Match
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning

Simaima Taufa (Canberra)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Georgia Hannaway (62 min)
  • Base penalty 1 Match
  • Her options:
    Early plea - Warning
    Guilty/No Contest - 1 Match
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning

Sunday

North Qld v Parramatta

No players charged

Brisbane v Gold Coast

Taliah Fuimaono (Gold Coast)

  • Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Hayley Maddick (57 min)
  • Base penalty 1 Match
  • Her options:
    Early plea - Warning
    Guilty/No Contest - 1 Match
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning

Newcastle v St Geo Illa

Madison Mulhall (St Geo Illa)

  • Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Sheridan Gallagher (4 min)
  • Base penalty 1 Match
  • Her options:
    Early plea - Warning
    Guilty/No Contest - 1 Match
  • PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning

NRLW judiciary code table

Source for NRLW judiciary code table.

OffenceGrade1st Offence
(early plea in bracket)
2nd & Subsequent Offence
High Tackle - Careless1Warning2 matches (1)*
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)
 33 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
High Tackle - Reckless1 (4) #Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
 2 (5)Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
 3 (6)Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
Dangerous Contact1Warning2 matches (1)*
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)
 33 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
Dangerous Throw1Warning2 matches (1)*
 23 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
 3Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
Striking12 matches (1)*3 matches (2)
 23 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
 3Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
Crusher Tackle12 matches (1)*3 matches (2)
 23 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
 3Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary
Contrary Conduct1Warning2 matches (1)*
 22 matches (1)3 matches (2)
 33 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
Shoulder Charge12 matches (1)*3 matches (2)
 23 matches (2)Referred to Judiciary
 3Referred to JudiciaryReferred to Judiciary