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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 26 and NRLW Round 6
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 26 and NRLW Round 6.
Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.
NRL Round 26
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| Tepai Moeroa Connelly Lemuelu Jack Williams | Storm Dolphins Sharks | $750 |
| Bronson Xerri Xavier Willison | Bulldogs Broncos | 1 match |
| Tallis Duncan Cody Walker Lindsay Smith Tristan Sailor Ali Leiataua Kayal Iro Angus Crichton | Souths Souths Panthers Broncos Warriors Sharks Roosters | $1000 |
| Nathan Brown Elliott Whitehead Elliott Whitehead Felise Kaufusi | Sea Eagles Raiders Raiders Dolphins | $1800 |
| Elliott Whitehead | Raiders | 3 matches |
Charge details:
Thursday
North Qld v Melbourne
Tepai Moeroa (Melbourne)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Tom Dearden (40 min)
Base penalty $1500
3 yr incident free discount
Early guilty plea = $750
Guilty at panel = $1000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750
Friday
Canterbury v Manly
Bronson Xerri (Canterbury)
Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Jason Saab (17 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
Early guilty plea = 1 match
Guilty at panel = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Nathan Brown (Manly)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Kurtis Morrin (76 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd Offence
Early guilty plea = $1800
Guilty at panel = $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Penrith v South Sydney
Tallis Duncan (South Sydney)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Brian To'o (13 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early guilty plea = $1000
Guilty at panel = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Lindsay Smith (Penrith)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Jye Gray (76 min)
Base penalty $2000
3 yr Incident free discount
Early guilty plea = $1000
Guilty at panel = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Cody Walker (South Sydney)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Brad Schneider (78 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early Guilty plea = $1000
Guilty at panel = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Saturday
Parramatta v St Geo Illa
No players charged
Dolphins v Brisbane
Connelly Lemuelu (Dolphins)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Adam Reynolds (16 min)
Base penalty $1500
3 yr Incident free discount
Early guilty plea = $750
Guilty at panel = $1000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750
Felise Kaufusi (Dolphins)
Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Adam Reynolds (17 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
2nd offence
Early guilty plea = 2 matches
Guilty at panel = 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - disputes grading. Hearing Tuesday night 6pm
OUTCOME: Downgrade successful. $1800.
Xavier Willison (Brisbane)
Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Ray Stone (31 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
Early guilty plea = 1 match
Guilty at panel = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Tristan Sailor (Brisbane)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jack Bostock (53 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early guilty plea = $1000
Guilty at panel = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Cronulla v Warriors
Ali Leiataua (Warriors)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Daniel Atkinson (15 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early guilty plea = $1000
Guilty at panel = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Jack Williams (Cronulla)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (39 min)
Base penalty $1500
3 yr Incident free discount
Early guilty plea = $750
Guilty at panel = $1000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750
Kayal Iro (Cronulla)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (61 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early guilty plea = $1000
Guilty at panel = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Sunday
Newcastle v Gold Coast
No players charged
Sydney v Canberra
Angus Crichton (Sydney)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Morgan Smithies (32 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early guilty plea = $1000
Guilty at panel = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Elliott Whitehead (Canberra)
Grade 3 Dangerous Contact on Brandon Smith (38 min)
Base penalty 3 matches
2nd offence
Early guilty plea = 3 matches
Guilty at panel = 4 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 3 matches
Elliott Whitehead (Canberra)
Grade 1 Contrary Conduct on Angus Crichton (63 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd Offence
Early guilty plea = $1800
Guilty at panel = $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Elliott Whitehead (Canberra)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (trip) on James Tedesco (80 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd Offence
Early guilty plea = $1800
Guilty at panel = $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Return dates
All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:
Round 27
Wiremu Greig (Parramatta)
Stephen Crichton (Canterbury)
Jesse Ramien (Cronulla)
Finals Week 1
Corey Waddell (Manly)
Bronson Xerri (Canterbury)
Finals Week 2 or 3
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney)
2025
Cameron Murray (South Sydney)
Kyle Flanagan (St George Illawarra)
Xavier Willison (Brisbane)
Elliott Whitehead (Canberra)
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.
Source for judiciary code table.
NRLW Round 6
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| Talei Holmes Rosemarie Beckett Mahalia Murphy Sarah Togatuki Sarah Togatuki Yasmin Clydesdale Sophie Curtain Simone Karpani Harata Butler | Sharks Eels Eels Tigers Tigers Knights Tigers Knights Cowboys | Warning |
| Tiana Penitani Sarah Togatuki Brianna Clark | Sharks Tigers Broncos | $400 |
| Tamzin Rapana Hollie-Mae Dodd Millie Elliott | Broncos Raiders Roosters | 1 match |
Charge details:
Saturday
Gold Coast v Cronulla
Talei Holmes (Cronulla)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Lailani Montgomery (42 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = Warning
Guilty at panel = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Tiana Penitani (Cronulla)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Niall Williams-Guthrie (59 min)
Base penalty 1 match
2nd offence
Early guilty plea = 1 match* (39A)
Guilty at panel = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea (39A). $400
Parramatta v St Geo Illa
Rosemarie Beckett (Parramatta)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Alice Gregory (49 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = Warning
Guilty at panel = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Mahalia Murphy (Parramatta)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Keele Browne (54 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = Warning
Guilty at panel = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Sunday
Newcastle v Wests Tigers
Sarah Togatuki (Wests Tigers)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Olivia Higgins (16 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = Warning
Guilty at panel = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Yasmin Clydesdale (Newcastle)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Pauline Piliae-Rasabale (22 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = Warning
Guilty at panel = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Sarah Togatuki (Wests Tigers)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Yasmin Clydesdale (54 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = 1 match* (39A)
Guilty at panel = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea (39A). $400
Sophie Curtain (Wests Tigers)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Yasmin Clydesdale (59 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = Warning
Guilty at panel = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Simone Karpani (Newcastle)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Losana Lutu (60 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = Warning
Guilty at panel = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Sarah Togatuki (Wests Tigers)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Rima Butler (66 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = Warning
Guilty at panel = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Brisbane v North Qld
Tamzin Rapana (Brisbane)
Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Kirra Dibb (4 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
Early guilty plea = 1 match
Guilty at panel = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Brianna Clark (Brisbane)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Sareka Mooka (19 min)
Base penalty 1 match
2nd offence
Early guilty plea = 1 match* (39A)
Guilty at panel = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea (39A). $400
Harata Butler (North Queensland)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Tamzin Rapan (54 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early guilty plea = Warning
Guilty at panel = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Sydney v Canberra
Hollie-Mae Dodd (Canberra)
Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Keeley Davis (29 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
Early guilty plea = 1 match
Guilty at panel = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Millie Elliott (Sydney)
Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Cheylle Robins-Reti (67 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
Early guilty plea = 1 match
Guilty at panel = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
NRLW judiciary code table
Source for NRLW judiciary code table.
| Offence | Grade | 1st Offence (early plea in bracket) | 2nd & Subsequent Offence |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Tackle - Careless | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| High Tackle - Reckless | 1 (4) # | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary |
| 2 (5) | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 (6) | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Dangerous Contact | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Dangerous Throw | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Striking | 1 | 2 matches (1)* | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Crusher Tackle | 1 | 2 matches (1)* | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Contrary Conduct | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Shoulder Charge | 1 | 2 matches (1)* | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary |
* Rule 39A: Where a 1 match suspension is offered with an early plea, a player can elect to pay a $400 fine instead of the suspension.