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NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2025 R22, NRLW R5
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across NRL Round 22 and NRLW Round 5.
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.
NRL Round 22
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| Eliesa KATOA | MEL | $1000-1500 |
Thursday
Parramatta v Melbourne
Eliesa Katoa (MEL)
Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Jack Williams (79th minute)
Base penalty $1500
1st offence
-- Early plea: $1000
-- Guilty at panel: $1500
PLEA: 12pm Monday
Friday
Warriors v Dolphins
Saturday
Brisbane v South Sydney
Saturday
Saturday
Gold Coast v Penrith
Sunday
St George Illawarra v Canberra
Sunday
Manly v Sydney
Sunday
Sunday
Wests Tigers v Canterbury
Monday
Cronulla v North Queensland
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 ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
# High Tackle Reckless is effectively treated as a grade up from High Tackle Careless.
Source for judiciary code table
2025 NRL Discipline Tracker
Following Round 21, club totals of matches suspended and fines totalled. Table is sorted by most matches suspended.
| Club | Matches | Fines ($) |
| Canterbury | 15 | 34,800 |
| Parramatta | 12 | 6,050 |
| Souths | 10 | 7,800 |
| Penrith | 10 | 7,050 |
| North Qld | 8 | 13,300 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 22,000 |
| Manly | 6 | 12,700 |
| Sydney | 6 | 10,350 |
| Brisbane | 5 | 15,400 |
| Gold Coast | 5 | 14,850 |
| Canberra | 4 | 34,500 |
| Dolphins | 4 | 8,600 |
| St Geo Illa | 3 | 6,800 |
| Wests Tigers | 2 | 12,400 |
| Warriors | 2 | 10,500 |
| Melbourne | 2 | 5,300 |
| Cronulla | 1 | 18,300 |
This table will be updated at the end of each round's judiciary results being confirmed.
NRLW Round 5
| Player | Club | Penalty |
| - | - | - |
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.
Saturday
Gold Coast v Canterbury
Sunday
Wests Tigers v Sydney
Sunday
Brisbane v Cronulla
Sunday
Sunday
North Queensland v Warriors
Monday
Newcastle v Canberra
Monday
Parramatta v St George Illawarra
Monday
NRLW judiciary code table
Source for NRLW judiciary code table.
| Grade | (early plea in bracket) | First 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.