NRL MATCH REVIEW: Round 20
LeagueUnlimited Media | July 25 2016 4:40PM
A summary of charges from the 20th round of the
National Rugby League.
Friday | Broncos v Panthers
Brisbane had two players charged from this clash, which the Panthers won 31-12.
Sam Thaiday is set to miss one match with an early guilty plea after being charged with a 61st minute Grade 1 Dangerous Throw on Penrith's
Bryce Cartwright. The base penalty of 125 points receives 50% loading for recent similar offences taking it to 187 points, plus Thaiday has 33 carryover points. The early plea (173) means he'll miss just one game, although if he heads to judiciary (220) he'll miss two matches.
Josh McGuire is also facing a week for a Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (Head/Neck) charge which occured in the 25th minute on
Josh Mansour. Like Thaiday he has carryovers and loading - lower loading (20%) for a recent non-similar offence, but more carryover points (83). As a result the 100 point base penalty goes up to 203 if he were to contest at the judiciary and fail - a two week layoff. An early plea is 173 points and just one game.
RESULT: Both Thaiday & McGuire have taken the early plea and will each miss
one game- Thursday's clash with the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.
Saturday | Raiders v Warriors
Warriors forward
Bunty Afoa was issued a Grade 1 Dangerous Contact (Head/Neck) charge after an incident involving
Josh Hodgson in the 78th minute of the golden point match at Canberra on Saturday. The base penalty of 100 points reduces to 75 with an early plea, and with no priors, Afoa escapes suspension unless he chooses to challenge the charge.
Saturday | Titans v Eels
Parramatta's
Manu Ma'u will miss next Saturday's clash with
Wests Tigers after being slapped with a Grade 1 Dangerous Throw charge for a tackle on Gold Coast's Ash Taylor on Saturday night. The 54th minute incident will see the raging Eels forward miss a week due to carryovers. The 125 base penalty is increased by 40% loading due to two non-similar prior incidents which means a guilty at judiciary finding would be worth 175 while an early plea is just 131 points. Either way, misses out on Round 21.
Sunday | Sharks v Knights
Newcastle's
Mitchell Barnett is looking at two weeks on the sidelines after a Grade 1 Shoulder Charge was recorded against him following a tackle on
Andrew Fifita in the 55th minute of the Knights' loss to Cronulla. The base penalty of 200 increases to 280 with 40% loading due to 2 prior non-similar offences. With an early plea this would only reduce to 210 points meaning either with a plea or contested at judiciary, Barnett misses two games.
Sunday | Dragons v Tigers
Dragons forward
Leeson Ah Mau will miss two or three weeks for a Grade 3 Careless High Tackle on
Tim Grant in the 23rd minute of the Red V's loss to the
Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium. The base penalty of 175 increases to 350 points on account of 100% loading for Ah Mau (2 similar prior offences). With 62 carryover points added to that from earlier this season as well, Ah Mau's early plea would have him at 262 points and missing two weeks. Should he contest and lose at judiciary, he'll miss three matches.
Wests Tigers'
Sauaso Sue is looking at no suspension for a Grade 1 Dangerous Contact charge issued to him for a 50th minute incident involving
Mike Cooper. The base charge of 100 points goes to 120 with 20% loading for a non-similar prior offence, but reduces to 90 points with the early plea, meaning he'll only serve a one week suspension if he choose to challenge the charge unsuccessfully.
There were no charges from Thursday's Cowboys v Bulldogs or Saturday night's Storm v Roosters fixtures.