The Game 2023 NRL Match Review Charges & Judiciary

[beave]

The injury should have nothing to do with it, RCG was doing the splits through no fault of Payne Haas.

He had to land somewhere.

good to see your opinion is consistent.......

Drinkwater is gone for at least a month, based on the injury.

 

[blaza88z]

good to see your opinion is consistent.......

That's how they go about it, my opinion is consistent. They shouldn't be ruling based on injury but they do, it wasn't even a penalty on the night (Haas incident).

 

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Cowboys v Knights​

Murray Taulagi (North Qld)

• Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
• 57th minute, on Dane Gagai
• Base penalty $1500
• 3 year incident free discount
• His options:
  $1000: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
  OR $750 Guilty - early plea
• PLEA: TBC

No charges from Bulldogs v Sharks.

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Tigers v Sea Eagles​

Aaron Woods (Manly)

• Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
• on Alex Twal
• Base penalty $1500
• 3 year incident free discount
• His options:
  $1000: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
  OR $750 Guilty - early plea
• PLEA: TBC

No charges from Rabbitohs v Panthers on Thursday, Bulldogs v Sharks on Saturday, or Dolphins v Titans on Sunday.

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[Mr. Shaman]

Tigers v Sea Eagles​

Aaron Woods (Manly)

• Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
• on Alex Twal
• Base penalty $1500
• 3 year incident free discount
• His options:
  $1000: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
  OR $750 Guilty - early plea
• PLEA: TBC

No charges from Rabbitohs v Panthers on Thursday, Bulldogs v Sharks on Saturday, or Dolphins v Titans on Sunday.

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Woods not suspended? We have the worst luck

 

[Chimp]

Tigers v Sea Eagles​

Aaron Woods (Manly)

• Grade 1 Dangerous Contact
• on Alex Twal
• Base penalty $1500
• 3 year incident free discount
• His options:
  $1000: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
  OR $750 Guilty - early plea
• PLEA: TBC

No charges from Rabbitohs v Panthers on Thursday, Bulldogs v Sharks on Saturday, or Dolphins v Titans on Sunday.

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‘3 year incident free discount’ - that right there is everything that is wrong with Woodsy as an NRL prop. Not 1 chargeable offence in 3 years, whilst playing in the middle, in an era where a slightly Mis-timed tackle, or even a tackle where the defender slips and you accidentally clip them on the head because you’re fully committed, results in a charge. Just shows he doesn’t defend aggressively or even slightly at speed - he’s always fully in control of the tackle.
Come to think of it, Woodsy plays the game exactly how the NRL want it played - at a pace and intensity that allows every single tackle to be fully controlled and ‘safe’. The NRL want defenders to tackle at 75%, so they can adjust and be in control of every single tackle, regardless of what the attacker does (late movement, slip etc). The problem is, the attackers are still allowed to run at 100% - the best way I can describe it is that they want defenders to play like it’s an opposed training session, whereas attackers can play as if it’s origin.

 

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Roosters v Dragons​

Victor Radley (Sydney)

• Grade 1 Careless High Tackle
• 63rd minute, on Michael Molo
• Base penalty $1500
• 3rd+ offence last 12 months.
• His options:
  2 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
  OR $3000 Guilty - early plea
• PLEA: TBC

Storm v Warriors​

Dylan Walker (Warriors)

• Grade 2 Dangerous Contact
• 38th minute, on Eliesa Katoa
• Base penalty 2 matches
• 2nd offence last 12 months
• His options:
  3 matches: Guilty at judiciary or plea of no contest
  OR 2 matches Guilty - early plea
• PLEA: TBC

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[Danish]

The fine system is honestly confusing.

if you are eligible for a fine with an early plea you shouldn’t potentially be facing weeks if you want to fight it, or to put it another way if your offence is going to draw a suspension if you fight it the early plea shouldn’t have the option of a fine.

Radley should either be looking at $3000 vs $6000, or better yet 1 week vs 2 weeks. $3k vs 2 weeks is stupid

 

[Timmah]

The fine system is honestly confusing.

if you are eligible for a fine with an early plea you shouldn’t potentially be facing weeks if you want to fight it, or to put it another way if your offence is going to draw a suspension if you fight it the early plea shouldn’t have the option of a fine.

Radley should either be looking at $3000 vs $6000, or better yet 1 week vs 2 weeks. $3k vs 2 weeks is stupid

Ordinarily you don't face weeks if you want to fight a fine, but once you've had 3, 4, 5 charges inside a year, you absolutely should have a higher risk profile.

 

[yobbo84]

If it's your 3rd+ offence in a season, fines should be taken off the table. Should be suspensions only.

 

[Valheru]

The fine system is honestly confusing.

if you are eligible for a fine with an early plea you shouldn’t potentially be facing weeks if you want to fight it, or to put it another way if your offence is going to draw a suspension if you fight it the early plea shouldn’t have the option of a fine.

Radley should either be looking at $3000 vs $6000, or better yet 1 week vs 2 weeks. $3k vs 2 weeks is stupid

In this case it's because of his priors.

I really would like them to challenge it so the NRL are forced to produce the evidence this was nothing more than a head clash but they aren't going to because the risk is too high.

He is already somewhat vindicated given the best they could do is a grade 1 which should never be a sin bin IMO.

 

[Danish]

Ordinarily you don't face weeks if you want to fight a fine, but once you've had 3, 4, 5 charges inside a year, you absolutely should have a higher risk profile.

I get that his priors is why it’s 2 weeks, but at the same time his priors make it nonsense that he is able to still just pay a fine instead.

the ability to pay a fine should be binary. Either you are looking at various levels of fines, or you are facing various levels of suspension.

I’d be happier for Radley to be facing 1 vs 2 weeks than the current situation, even though it benefits my side as it stands today

 

[Danish]

If it's your 3rd+ offence in a season, fines should be taken off the table. Should be suspensions only.

whatever the line is, it should rule you out of a fine entirely. None of this split system allowing a repeat offender to pay a large fine or take a big suspension.

seems like just a cash grab to me. Might as well se the fine at $20k instead to really get the full value

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Walker being charged is a joke

 

[Rod]

Walker's was a textbook head slam, he even ran his forearm across Katoa's face at the end for good measure.

The reason Warriors fans might feel a bit aggrieved though is that the Storm one at the end (Wishart?) wasn't as bad as Walker's but still only got a penalty.

 

[Chimp]

In this case it's because of his priors.

I really would like them to challenge it so the NRL are forced to produce the evidence this was nothing more than a head clash but they aren't going to because the risk is too high.

He is already somewhat vindicated given the best they could do is a grade 1 which should never be a sin bin IMO.

Don’t forget Finucane got banned last year for a ‘careless’ accidental headclash.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Walker free to play

NRL Judiciary Report: Kiwi games counted in NAS ban

Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona will only miss one game at the start of the 2025 season after it was ruled that three of New Zealand's Pac Champs game would count as part of his ban.

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[I Bleed Maroon]

Simon Dwyer would be suspended for 10 weeks if this tackle happened in 2023. Pathetic.

 

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