NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 NRL Round 14

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As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 14.


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

NRL Round 14

James Schiller
Viliame Kikau
NEW
CBY
$1800
Not guilty
Jackson Ford
Herbie Farnworth
Zac Hosking
Daniel Suluka-Fifita
WAR
DOL
CAN
CBY
$1000
Viliami Vailea
John Bateman
Dylan Brown
NQL
NQL
PAR
1 match

Charges for each day's matches are normally announced between 9am and 1pm on the day following the match. A copy of the judiciary code and associated penalties can be found toward the end of this article.


Thursday

Newcastle v Manly

James Schiller (NEW)

Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Clayton Faulalo (33 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
- Early plea: $1800
- Guilty at panel: $2500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800


Friday

Melbourne v North Queensland

Viliami Vailea (NQL)

Grade 2 Dangerous Contact (Chicken Wing) -  on Nelson Asofa-Solomona (3 min)
Base penalty 2 games
1st offence
- Early plea: 1 game
- Guilty at panel: 2 game
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 game

John Bateman (NQL)

Grade 2 Dangerous Contact (Tripping) -  on Jahrome Hughes (69 min)
Base penalty 2 games
1st offence
- Early plea: 1 game
- Guilty at panel: 2 games
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 game

Dolphins v St George Illawarra

Herbie Farnworth (DOL)

Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Blake Lawrie (4 min)
Base penalty: $1500
1st offence
- Early plea: $1000
- Guilty at panel: $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000


Saturday

Cronulla v Warriors

Jackson Ford (WAR)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Braden Hamlin-Uele (46 min)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
- Early plea $1000
- Guilty at panel $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Brisbane v Gold Coast

No charges


Sunday

Canberra v South Sydney

Zac Hosking (CAN)

Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Keaon Kolomatangi (46 min)
Base penalty $2000
1st offence
3 Year Incident-Free Discount
- Early plea $1000
- Guilty at panel $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Wests Tigers v Penrith

No Charges


Monday

Canterbury v Parramatta

Daniel Suluka-Fifita (Canterbury)

Grade 1 Shoulder Charge on Jack Williams (13 min)
Base penalty $2000
1st offence
3 Year Incident-Free Discount
- Early plea $1000
- Guilty at panel $1500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000

Dylan Brown (PAR)

Grade 2 Contrary Conduct on Referee (26 min)
Base penalty 2 matches
1st offence
- Early plea 1 match
- Guilty at panel 2 matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match

Viliame Kikau (CBY)

Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Mithcell Moses (36 min)
Base penalty $1500
2nd offence
- Early plea $1800
- Guilty at panel $2500
PLEA: Not guilty
VERDICT: Not guilty


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


Club punishment table

Following Round 14, club totals of matches suspended and fines totalled. Table is sorted by most matches suspended.

ClubMatchesFines $
Canterbury1516,700
Penrith74,250
Manly67,100
Newcastle610,400
South Sydney63,000
Brisbane513,600
Gold Coast59,350
Sydney58,350
Canberra418,600
North Qld49,000
Parramatta44,050
Dolphins26,600
Warriors24,000
Cronulla19,100
Wests Tigers17,600
Melbourne03,800
St Geo Illa03,800