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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Finals Week 1 and NRLW Round 8
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Finals Week 1 and NRLW Round 8.
Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.
NRL Finals Week 1
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| Ethan Bullemor | Sea Eagles | $750 |
| Jack Cogger James Tedesco Braydon Trindall Sunia Turuva Reed Mahoney | Newcastle Roosters Sharks Panthers Bulldogs | $1000 |
| Sione Katoa Daniel Tupou | Sharks Roosters | $1800 |
| Leo Thompson | Knights | 1 Match |
Charge details:
Friday
Penrith v Sydney
Daniel Tupou (Sydney)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Brian To'o (34 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
Early plea = $1800
Guilty / no contest = $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
James Tedesco (Sydney)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Mitch Kenny (52 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early plea = $1000
Guilty / no contest = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Sunia Turuva (Penrith)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (trip) on James Tedesco (58 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early plea = $1000
Guilty / no contest = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Saturday
Melbourne v Cronulla
Braydon Trindall (Cronulla)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Alec MacDonald (38 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early plea = $1000
Guilty / no contest = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Sione Katoa (Cronulla)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Ryan Papenhuyzen (50 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence last 12 months
Early plea = $1800
Guilty / no contest = $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
North Qld v Newcastle
Jack Cogger (Newcastle)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Murray Taulagi (71 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early plea = $1000
Guilty / no contest = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Leo Thompson (Newcastle)
Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Kyle Feldt (78 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
Early plea = 1 match
Guilty / no contest = 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Sunday
Canterbury v Manly
Ethan Bullemor (Manly)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Stephen Crichton (36 min)
Base penalty $1500
3 year incident free discount
Early plea = $750
Guilty / no contest = $1000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750
Reed Mahoney (Canterbury)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Reuben Garrick (51 min)
Base penalty $1500
Early plea = $1000
Guilty / no contest = $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Return dates
All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:
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)
Leo Thompson (Newcastle)
Retired
Jesse Bromwich (Dolphins)
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 8
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| Brooke Talataina Brooke Talataina Najvada George Sienna Lofipo Sienna Lofipo Zara Canfield Tiana Raftstrand-Smith | Tigers Tigers Tigers Titans Titans Titans Cowboys | Warning |
| Ngatokotoru Arakua Eliza Lopamaua | Titans Roosters | 2 matches |
Charge details:
Thursday
Wests Tigers v St Geo Illa
Brooke Talataina (Wests Tigers)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Teagan Berry (27 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early plea = Warning
Guilty / no contest = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Brooke Talataina (Wests Tigers)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Ella Koster (42 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early plea = Warning
Guilty / no contest = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Najvada George (Wests Tigers)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Alexis Tauneaui (45 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early plea = Warning
Guilty / no contest = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Saturday
Brisbane v Cronulla
No players charged
Gold Coast v Newcastle
Sienna Lofipo (Titans)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Rima Butler (13 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early plea = Warning
Guilty / no contest = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Sienna Lofipo (Titans)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Sheridan Gallagher (15 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early plea = Warning
Guilty / no contest = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Zara Canfield (Titans)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Jesse Southwell (20 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early plea = Warning
Guilty / no contest = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Ngatokotoru Arakua (Titans)
Grade 3 Dangerous Contact on Nita Maynard (43 min)
Base penalty 3 matches
Early plea = 2 matches
Guilty / no contest = 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Sunday
Sydney v North Qld
Eliza Lopamaua (Roosters)
Grade 3 Dangerous Contact on Lillian Yarrow (15 min)
Base penalty 3 matches
Early plea = 2 matches
Guilty / no contest = 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Tiana Raftstrand-Smith (Cowboys)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Isabelle Kelly (45 min)
Base penalty 1 match
Early plea = Warning
Guilty / no contest = 1 match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Canberra v Parramatta
No players charged
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, an NRLW player can elect to pay a $400 fine instead of the suspension.