NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 Round 17
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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 Round 17
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 17.
Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.
NRL Round 17
| Viliame KIKAU | CBY | $1800 - $2500 |
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
Penrith v Canterbury
Viliame Kikau (CBY)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Nathan Cleary (27th minute)
- Base penalty $1,500
- Second Offence
- -- Early Plea: $1,800
- -- Guilty at Panel: $2,500
- PLEA: 12pm Monday
Friday
Manly v Wests Tigers
Announced Saturday
Newcastle v Canberra
Announced Saturday
Saturday
Brisbane v Warriors
Announced Sunday
St George Illawarra v Parramatta
Announced Sunday
Dolphins v South Sydney
Announced Sunday
Sunday
Melbourne v Cronulla
Announced Monday
Gold Coast v North Queensland
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 ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
# High Tackle Reckless is effectively treated as a grade up from High Tackle Careless.
Source for judiciary code table
2025 Discipline Tracker
Following Round 16, club totals of matches suspended and fines totalled. Table is sorted by most matches suspended.
| Club | Matches | Fines ($) |
| Canterbury | 15 | 26,500 |
| Penrith | 9 | 7,050 |
| Parramatta | 9 | 5,050 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 17,200 |
| North Qld | 6 | 10,000 |
| Sydney | 6 | 9,350 |
| Manly | 6 | 8,100 |
| Souths | 6 | 6,800 |
| Brisbane | 5 | 12,600 |
| Canberra | 4 | 28,200 |
| Gold Coast | 4 | 13,850 |
| Dolphins | 4 | 7,600 |
| St Geo Illa | 3 | 3,800 |
| Warriors | 2 | 5,000 |
| Cronulla | 1 | 13,700 |
| Wests Tigers | 1 | 10,600 |
| Melbourne | 0 | 3,800 |