2025 Match Review & Judiciary charges

[yobbo84]

https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/07/29/live-blog-jack-wighton-judiciary-hearing/

Following the blog...

6.12pm NRL legal counsel, Patrick Knowles, SC, asked the panel to consider four questions:
- was there forceful contact
- was that forceful contact generated by the shoulder or upper arm
- were there arms involved in the tackle
- was it careless.

Absolute insane asylum that these are the key measures for a shoulder charge, according to the NRL. The first two are legit the aim of tackling in Rugby League.

As written, any hard hit with your shoulder should be charged.

But of course, the NRL doesn't allow "non-charges" as evidence.

Then we have Ghabar's defence of "yeah but he tried hard".

No chance he gets off.

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[League Unlimited News]

From the NRL's live blog

7.32pm Jack Wighton has been found GUILTY. Judiciary chair Geoff Bellew said the decision was unanimous.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Rats in the ranks

 

[League Unlimited News]

7.53pm Jack Wighton has been found GUILTY of a Grade 2 and suspended for four matches.

 

[Bazal]

Unclear what Souths expected tbh. It was a shoulder charge.

I agree absolutely that it wasn't a 4 game shoulder charge, but the judiciary hasn't been overturning the MRC much this year