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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 Round 16
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 16.
Two players were fined in State of Origin II on Wednesday - see the charge details here.
Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.
NRL Round 16
| Hudson YOUNG | CAN | $1800 - $2500 |
| Morgan SMITHIES | CAN | $1500 - $2000 |
| Jeral SKELTON | WST | #1000 - $1500 |
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.
Friday
Wests Tigers v Canberra
Hudson Young (CAN)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Alex Seyfarth (27th minute)
- Base penalty $1500
- Second Offence
- -- Early Plea: $1800
- -- Guilty at Panel: $2500
- PLEA: Monday 12pm
Morgan Smithies (CAN)
- Grade 1 Striking on Fonua Pole (61st minute)
- Base penalty $2000
- First Offence
- -- Early Plea: $1500
- -- Guilty at Panel: $2000
- PLEA: Monday 12pm
Jeral Skelton (WST)
- Grade 1 Contrary Conduct (hair pull) on Xavier Savage (73rd minute)
- Base penalty $1500
- First Offence
- -- Early Plea: $1000
- -- Guilty at Panel: $1500
- PLEA: Monday 12pm
Saturday
Warriors v Penrith
Announced Sunday
Dolphins v Newcastle
Announced Sunday
South Sydney v Melbourne
Announced Sunday
Sunday
Brisbane v Cronulla
Announced Monday
Sydney v North Queensland
Announced Monday
Parramatta v Gold Coast
Announced Monday
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 ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
# High Tackle Reckless is effectively treated as a grade up from High Tackle Careless.
Source for judiciary code table
2025 Discipline Tracker
Following Round 15, club totals of matches suspended and fines totalled. Table is sorted by most matches suspended.
| Club | Matches | Fines ($) |
| Canterbury | 15 | 26,500 |
| Penrith | 7 | 5,250 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 14,200 |
| Manly | 6 | 8,100 |
| Sydney | 6 | 7,550 |
| Souths | 6 | 5,000 |
| Brisbane | 5 | 12,600 |
| Canberra | 4 | 24,900 |
| Gold Coast | 4 | 13,850 |
| North Qld | 4 | 10,000 |
| Dolphins | 4 | 7,600 |
| Parramatta | 4 | 5,050 |
| St Geo Illa | 3 | 3,800 |
| Warriors | 2 | 4,000 |
| Cronulla | 1 | 11,900 |
| Wests Tigers | 1 | 9,600 |
| Melbourne | 0 | 3,800 |