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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 NRL Round 14
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
| 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
Club punishment table
Following Round 14, club totals of matches suspended and fines totalled. Table is sorted by most matches suspended.
| Club | Matches | Fines $ |
| Canterbury | 15 | 16,700 |
| Penrith | 7 | 4,250 |
| Manly | 6 | 7,100 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 10,400 |
| South Sydney | 6 | 3,000 |
| Brisbane | 5 | 13,600 |
| Gold Coast | 5 | 9,350 |
| Sydney | 5 | 8,350 |
| Canberra | 4 | 18,600 |
| North Qld | 4 | 9,000 |
| Parramatta | 4 | 4,050 |
| Dolphins | 2 | 6,600 |
| Warriors | 2 | 4,000 |
| Cronulla | 1 | 9,100 |
| Wests Tigers | 1 | 7,600 |
| Melbourne | 0 | 3,800 |
| St Geo Illa | 0 | 3,800 |