The Sydney Roosters have tonight been successful in overturning the Grade One Careless High Tackle charge against Jared Waerea-Hargreaves at the NRL Judiciary.
The Club entered a plea of Not Guilty for Waerea-Hargreaves after he was cited for an incident that occurred in the 7th minute of the Round 14 match against the Gold Coast Titans, which the NRL judiciary accepted at a hearing this evening.
As a result, Waerea-Hargreaves will not receive a monetary fine and will be available for selection in the Sydney Roosters' Round 15 match against the Penrith Panthers this Friday.
Originally Updated 15/06/2021 at 04:01pm
The Sydney Roosters have elected to enter an early guilty plea in relation to the Grade Two Dangerous Contact (Head/Neck) charge on Ben Marschke. As a result, Marschke will accrue 225 points and be unavailable for two matches.
In relation to the Grade One Careless High Tackle charge on Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, the Club has elected to enter a plea of not guilty.
The hearing will be held on Tuesday night at Rugby League Central.
Roosters.com.au will keep Members and supporters up to date with any further information.
Originally Published 13/04/2021 at 10:59am
Following the Sydney Roosters Round 14 match against the Gold Coast Titans, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Ben Marschke have been cited by the NRL Match Review Committee.
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves was charged with a Grade One Careless High Tackle resulting from an incident in the 7th minute of the match.
The base penalty for the charge is a monetary fine of $1500.
Due to one prior similar offence and one prior non-similar offence in the last two years, should the Club enter an early guilty plea, Waerea-Hargreaves will receive a monetary fine of $1900. If found guilty at the panel, Waerea-Hargreaves will receive a monetary fine of $2550.
Waerea-Hargreaves will be available for selection in the Sydney Roosters' line up against the Penrith Panthers in Round 15 regardless of the result.
Ben Marschke was charged with a Grade Two Dangerous Contact (Head/Neck) charge resulting from an incident in the 59th minute of the match.
The base penalty for the charge is 300 points.
Should the Club enter an early guilty plea, Marschke will receive 225 points and be unavailable for two matches. If found guilty at the panel, Marschke will receive 300 points and be unavailable for three matches.
The Club has until Monday at 12pm to enter their plea.
Roosters.com.au will keep Members and supporters up to date with any further information.
