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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 R18, NRLW R1
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 18 and NRLW Round 1.
Below is a quick reference table of the players charged - scroll down past the table for detail on each player's charge.
NRL Round 18
| Kaeo WEEKES | CAN | $1500 |
| David KLEMMER | SGI | $1000 |
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
Canterbury v Brisbane
No charges
Saturday
Canberra v St George Illawarra
Kaeo Weekes (CAN)
Grade 1 Crusher Tackle on Blake Laurie (35th minute)
Base penalty $2000
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,500
-- Guilty at Panel: $2,000
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,500
David Klemmer (SGI)
Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Joseph Tapine (80th minute)
Base penalty $1500
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: $1,000
-- Guilty at Panel: $1,500
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1,000
North Queensland v Melbourne
No charges
Sunday
Sydney v Wests Tigers
No charges
Manly v South Sydney
No charges
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 ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
# High Tackle Reckless is effectively treated as a grade up from High Tackle Careless.
Source for judiciary code table
2025 NRL Discipline Tracker
Following Round 17, club totals of matches suspended and fines totalled. Table is sorted by most matches suspended.
| Club | Matches | Fines ($) |
| Canterbury | 15 | 28,300 |
| Penrith | 9 | 7,050 |
| Parramatta | 12 | 6,050 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 19,000 |
| North Qld | 6 | 10,000 |
| Sydney | 6 | 9,350 |
| Manly | 6 | 8,100 |
| Souths | 6 | 6,800 |
| Brisbane | 5 | 12,600 |
| Canberra | 4 | 29,700 |
| Gold Coast | 4 | 14,850 |
| Dolphins | 4 | 7,600 |
| St Geo Illa | 3 | 4,800 |
| Warriors | 2 | 5,000 |
| Cronulla | 1 | 17,300 |
| Wests Tigers | 2 | 10,600 |
| Melbourne | 0 | 3,800 |
This table will be updated at the end of Round 18's judiciary results being confirmed.
NRLW Round 1
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| Talei HOLMES Manita TAKAPAUTOLO Simina LOKOTUI Grace KUKUTAI Mackenzie WIKI Mackenzie WIKI Destiny MINO-SINAPATI | CRO CRO CBY NEW CAN CAN GLD | Warning |
| Lily PEACOCK Ngatokotoru ARAKUA | NQL GLD | $400 |
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
Cronulla v Parramatta
Talei Holmes (CRO)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Abbi Church (54th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Manita Takapautolo (CRO)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Rory Owen (61st minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Friday
Canterbury v Newcastle
Simina Lokotui (CBY)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Evah McEwen (24th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Grace Kukutai (NEW)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Ash Quinlan (59st minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Saturday
Brisbane v Wests Tigers
No charges
Canberra v St George Illawarra
Mackenzie Wiki (CAN)
Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Margot Vella (26th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Mackenzie Wiki (CAN)
Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Traiqain Berry (62nd minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
North Queensland v Gold Coast
Destiny Mino-Sinapati (GLD)
Grade 1 High Tackle - Careless on Jasmine Peters (30th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
1st Offence
-- Early Plea: Warning
-- Guilty at Panel: 1 Match
PLEA: Guilty - early plea. Warning
Lily Peacock (NQL)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Pauline Piliae-Rasabale (33rd minute)
Base penalty 1 match
2nd & Subsequent Offence
-- Early Plea: 1 Match*
-- Guilty at Panel: 2 Matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea, 39A. $400
Ngatokotoru Arakua (GLD)
Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Francesca Goldthorp (66th minute)
Base penalty 1 match
2nd & Subsequent Offence
-- Early Plea: 1 Match*
-- Guilty at Panel: 2 Matches
PLEA: Guilty - early plea, 39A. $400
Sunday
Sydney v Warriors
No charges
NRLW judiciary code table
Source for NRLW judiciary code table.
| Grade | (early plea in bracket) | 2nd & Subsequent Offence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Tackle - Careless | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| High Tackle - Reckless | 1 (4) # | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary |
| 2 (5) | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 (6) | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Dangerous Contact | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Dangerous Throw | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Striking | 1 | 2 matches (1)* | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Crusher Tackle | 1 | 2 matches (1)* | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Contrary Conduct | 1 | Warning | 2 matches (1)* |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| Shoulder Charge | 1 | 2 matches (1)* | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | Referred to Judiciary | |
| 3 | Referred to Judiciary | Referred to Judiciary |
* Rule 39A: Where a 1 match suspension is offered with an early plea, a player can elect to pay a $400 fine instead of the suspension.