NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 27 and NRLW Round 7

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As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 27 and NRLW Round 7.

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

NRL Round 27

PlayerClubPenalty
Api KoroisauTigers3 matches
Jesse BromwichDolphins1 match
Eliesa Katoa
Angus Crichton
Jack de Belin
Hudson Young
Storm
Roosters
Dragons
Raiders
$1800
Siua Wong
Teig Wilton
Roosters
Sharks
$1000
Viliame KikauBulldogs$3000
Kieran Foran
Kieran Foran
Titans$750

Charge details:

Thursday

Brisbane v Melbourne

Eliesa Katoa (Melbourne)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Tristan Sailor (62 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
Early plea = $1800
Guilty / no contest = $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800

Friday

Wests Tigers v Parramatta

Api Koroisau (Wests Tigers)
Grade 2 Dangerous Throw on Clint Gutherson (52 min)
Base penalty 3 matches
2nd offence
Early plea = 3 matches
Guilty / no contest = 4 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 3 matches

South Sydney v Sydney

Angus Crichton (Sydney)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Tallis Duncan (14 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
Early plea = $1800
Guilty / no contest = $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800

Siua Wong (Sydney)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Taane Milne (73 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early plea = $1000
Guilty / no contest = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Saturday

St Geo Illa v Canberra

Jack de Belin (St Geo Illa)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Joseph Tapine (17 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
Early plea = $1800
Guilty / no contest = $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800

Hudson Young (Canberra)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jack de Belin (27 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
Early plea = $1800
Guilty / no contest = $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800

Canterbury v North Qld

Viliame Kikau (Canterbury)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Jake Clifford (13 min)
Base penalty $1500
3rd + offence
Early plea = $3000
Guilty / no contest = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000

Penrith v Gold Coast

Kieran Foran (Gold Coast)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Sunia Turuva (68 min)
Base penalty $1500
3 year incident free discount
Early plea = $750
Guilty / no contest = $1000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750

Kieran Foran (Gold Coast)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jarome Luai (76 min)
Base penalty $1500
3 year incident free discount
Early plea = $750
Guilty / no contest = $1000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750

Sunday

Manly v Cronulla

Teig Wilton (Cronulla)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Haumole Olakau'atu (3 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early plea = $1000
Guilty / no contest = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Newcastle v Dolphins

Jesse Bromwich (Dolphins)
Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Kalyn Ponga (68 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
Early plea = 1 match
Guilty / no contest = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match


Return dates

All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:

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)

Api Koroisau (Wests Tigers)

Never

Jesse Bromwich (Dolphins)


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 7

PlayerClubPenalty
Kerehitina MatuaRaiders2 matches
Taneka TodhunterEels$400
Emma Barnes
Lindsay Tui
Raiders
Eels
Warning

Charge details:

Saturday

North Qld v Wests Tigers

No players charged

St Geo Illa v Canberra

Kerehitina Matua (Canberra)
Grade 3 Dangerous Contact on Madison Mulhall (38 min)
Base penalty 3 matches
Early plea = 2 matches
Guilty / no contest = 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches

Emma Barnes (Canberra)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Steph Hancock (39 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early plea = Warning
Guilty / no contest = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning

Sunday

Cronulla v Sydney

No players charged

Parramatta v Gold Coast

Taneka Todhunter (Parramatta)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Lauren Brown (27 min)
Base penalty 1 match
2nd + offence
Early plea = 1 match* or $400
Guilty / no contest = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea (39A). $400

Lindsay Tui (Parramatta)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Lauren Brown (64 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early plea = Warning
Guilty / no contest = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning

Newcastle v Brisbane

No players charged


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

* Rule 39A: Where a 1 match suspension is offered with an early plea, an NRLW player can elect to pay a $400 fine instead of the suspension.