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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 NRL Round 5
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 5 for 2025.
Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.
NRL Round 5
| Will Penisini Beau Fermor | PAR GLD | $750 |
| Sebastian Kris Billy Burns Reece Robson Jaimin Jolliffe Kotoni Staggs Phoenix Crossland Adam Elliott | CAN CRO NQL GLD BRI NEW NEW | $1000 |
| Moses Leota | PEN | $1500 |
| Hudson Young Jacob Preston | CAN CBY | $1800 |
| Kurt Mann | NEW | $3000 |
| Tino Fa'asuamaleaui Ray Stone | GLD DOL | 1 match |
| Brendan Piakua Corey Waddell | BRI MAN | 2 matches |
Thursday
Canberra v Cronulla
Sebastian Kris (CAN)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Sam Stonestreet (35 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Hudson Young (CAN)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Cam McInnes (58 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
- Early Plea - $1800
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Billy Burns (CRO)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Owen Pattie (67 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Friday
Penrith v North Queensland
Reece Robson (NQL)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Daine Laurie (25 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Moses Leota (PEN)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Sam McIntyre (76 min)
Base penalty $2000
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1500
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $2000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1500
South Sydney v Sydney
No charges
Saturday
Parramatta v St George Illawarra
Will Penisini (PAR)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Luciano Leilua (45 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
3 year incident free discount
- Early Plea - $750
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750
Gold Coast v Dolphins
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (GLD)
Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Felise Kaufusi (1 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
1st offence
- Early Plea - 1 match
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Ray Stone (DOL)
Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Beau Fermor (31 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
1st offence
- Early Plea - 1 match
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Jaimin Jolliffe (GLD)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Josh Kerr (55 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Beau Fermor (GLD)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Isaiya Katoa (78 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
3 year incident-free discount
- Early Plea - $750
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $750
Brisbane v Wests Tigers
Brendan Piakura (BRI)
Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Terrell May (20 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
2nd offence
- Early Plea - 2 matches
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Kotoni Staggs (BRI)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (tripping) on Luke Laulilii (80 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Sunday
Manly v Melbourne
Corey Waddell (MAN)
Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Tyran Wishart (76 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
2nd offence
- Early Plea - 2 matches
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 3 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Canterbury v Newcastle
Jacob Preston (CBY)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on James Schiller (1 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
- Early Plea - $1800
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Phoenix Crossland (NEW)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (trip) on Toby Sexton (46 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Kurt Mann (CBY)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Thomas Cant (55 min)
Base penalty $2000
2nd offence
- Early Plea - $3000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000
Adam Elliott (NEW)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Marcelo Montoya (75 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early Plea - $1000
- Guilty at panel / no contest - $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
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.