Changes to the NRL Judiciary Code. - June 2022

[globaleagle]

ARLC announce enhancements to judiciary process

The ARLC has approved enhancements to the NRL Judiciary Code which improve and simplify penalties issued in Representative, Finals Series and NRL Telstra Premiership round matches.

www.nrl.com

Basically - fines and suspensions re-worked so representative 'mistakes' are kept in house and also it's made it easier for players to avoid missing the finals series.

The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has approved enhancements to the NRL Judiciary Code which improve and simplify penalties issued in Representative, Finals Series and NRL Telstra Premiership round matches, whilst maintaining the Game’s strong stance against on-field misconduct.

Representative Matches​

The Judiciary Code has been revised to reduce the incidence of Representative Players being unavailable for home Club duty following suspensions in representative matches.


Under the reforms, Players competing in representative matches will receive fines for a greater range of Grade One and Two offences than in the NRL Telstra Premiership. Fines for offences will be calculated as a percentage portion of the Player’s representative match payment, with each Player holding a separate “Representative Judiciary Record” which resets each year.

The retention of match suspensions for more serious and repeat offences, together with fines linked to match payments will ensure a continuing strong deterrent against on-field misconduct. Suspensions will continue to apply across representative and NRL Telstra Premiership matches as usual.

Additionally, the annual All-Stars fixture and other test matches will be formally recognised as representative matches under the Judiciary Code, permitting Players who have been selected, or can establish the likelihood of their selection, to serve suspensions in those matches.

The amendments will be effective from the start of the 2022 Ampol State of Origin Series.

Finals Series​

The penalties applying to the NRL Telstra Premiership have been revised to reduce instances where a Player misses a Finals Series match for a minor offence due to their record over the Season.

Players who commit a “Third Offence” under the Judiciary Code in a Finals Series match will be entitled to pay a fine in place of suspension for most offences. Reckless High Tackles of any grade will not be eligible for a fine, and any subsequent offence in Finals Series will attract the prescribed suspension.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

"will ensure a continuing strong deterrent against on-field misconduct".

What a joke. If those penalties "ensure a strong deterrent" then why not use them in NRL too?

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Obviously trying to bring back the biff for Origin. Which would please many fans, but it is still hypocritical.

 

[StuBoot]

permitting Players who have been selected, or can establish the likelihood of their selection, to serve suspensions in those matches.

So, hypothetically, how could say, JAC and Turbo have established a likelihood of their selection?
Or Frizell and Sims?
And what if Fittler said "nah, wasn't gonna pick them this year", how do they establish it?

Or what if a player knowing he was going to call time on his rep career ( but hadn't told anybody) getting away a cheap shot knowing he could "serve his suspension" in next years series that he wasn't going to play in anyway?

 

[WiseyEagle]

I thought these changes might address the 'Atkins Theory of One Eyed Focus on Certain Teams' and if the theory can be discounted or is actual fact.

 

[mickqld]

One way or another any nrl rule changes will somehow fu*k us over.

 

[Nordburg]

Nothing like changes on the run,a staple of PVL’s reign

 

[pt73]

Nothing like changes on the run,a staple of PVL’s reign

I wonder which clubs got into PVL’s ear with this “suggestion“.

 

[Shoe1]

I wonder how many Easts, souths, Penrith, storm, parra players have lots of carryover points, and are very close to being suspended?

This smells like an insurance policy to protect certain clubs/players just in case.

 

[davohan123]

Reaction to this decision

Surely this favours the big clubs

 

[globaleagle]

NRL insists it’s not open slather as judiciary code changes for Origin, finals

The changes announced on Friday afternoon will make it harder for a player to miss a grand final, while a separate disciplinary record for representative matches will be created.

www.smh.com.au

The NRL insists it won’t be open slather after creating a separate representative record for Test and State of Origin players - as well as a greater disciplinary threshold required for a player to miss a grand final - under sweeping judiciary changes.

Finalised just days before the State of Origin opener, the NRL has moved to prevent clubs paying the price for their stars’ on-field misdemeanours by reducing the number of offences which carry a suspension in representative games.

Asked whether it could be considered open slather, NRL head of football Graham Annesley (not ge) said: “Players who commit major breaches will still be heavily penalised through possible suspensions for some grade two categories, and for all grade three offences. Serious foul play will still be punished by suspensions.