The Super League disciplinary verdict after Round 18 of the competition has been confirmed with a number of players charged and two banned.
Recent weeks have seen several charges brought forward and given the way the new disciplinary system works, whereby penalty points accumulate and turn into bans, it has meant more players missing action.
Leeds Rhinos’ Tom Holroyd was the latest to suffer a one-match ban after Round 17 but Round 18 has seen two players handed bans.
Both are hookers playing in Hull as KR’s Jez Litten and FC’s Amir Bourouh have been handed one-match bans respectively.
Litten was handed a Grade C charge of ‘other contrary behaviour’ which has seen him earn five penalty points, taking him to a total of seven and earning him a one-match ban.
The Robins were already set to miss their hooker due to the fact he failed a HIA, something which Amir Bourouh also did meaning that his one-match ban following a a Grade B charge for a dangerous throw means little beyond adding more penalty points.
Herman Ese’ese of Hull FC was handed a Grade A charge for a late hit whilst Jonny Lomax also copped a Grade A for a dangerous throw.
Both Agnatius Paasi and Ethan Havard were handed Grade B charges worth three points for making contact with the head.
Josh Charnley was another to land a Grade B charge for other contrary behaviour with the Leigh man scoring his 250th and 251st Super League tries in Saturday’s win over Hull KR.
Round 18 Super League disciplinary
| Player | Club | Opposition | Charge | Grade | Penalty Points | Total Points in previous 12 months | Sanction if applicable |
| Amir Bourouh | Hull FC | Wakefield Trinity | Dangerous Throw/Lift | B | 3 | 6.5 | 1 match suspension |
| Herman Ese Ese | Hull FC | Wakefield Trinity | Late contact on passer | A | 1 | 1 | No further action |
| Jez Litten | Hull KR | Leigh Leopards | Other Contrary Behaviour | C | 5 | 7 | 1 match suspension |
| Josh Charnley | Leigh Leopards | Hull KR | Other Contrary Behaviour | B | 3 | 3 | Fine |
| Jonny Lomax | St Helens | Leeds Rhinos | Dangerous Throw/Lift | A | 1 | 1 | No further action |
| Agnatius Paasi | St Helens | Leeds Rhinos | Head Contact | B | 3 | 3 | Fine |
| Ethan Havard | Wigan Warriors | Huddersfield Giants | Head Contact | B | 3 | 3 | Fine |
Ralph Barraclough
July 14, 2025 at 6:31 pm
What an absolute joke! The officiating at Headingley on Friday night was the worst seen since the pre-video-referee era, with St Helens constantly carrying out high tackles and holding down in the tackle to deny Leeds any chance of a fast play-the-ball. I re-watched the match yesterday, and the referee only warned St Helens for repeated offences with less than ten minutes on the clock, which is negligent of his duty to protect players bearing in mind the approach Saints took to the game. Knowles is a perpetual head-hunter, and yet he received neither in-match cards nor post-match sanction by the Disciplinary Committee; whilst Mikolaj Oledski’s facial injury may have mainly been caused by a head clash with the first man into the tackle, Knowles’ shoulder when he slammed in as third tackler certainly wouldn’t have helped. And as for Lomax’s tip-tackle on Miller, if that had been earlier in the season it would have been a straight red card for a dangerous act, whereas all we see is a penalty and a Grade A charge by the DC – how utterly inconsistent is that?
Ray
July 14, 2025 at 6:44 pm
I agree with Ralph,the disciplinary are a disgrace.From the match review panel right to the disciplinary committee.
It seems it depends which team you play for that decides the eventual grading of the offense,and the severity of the “punishment”.They ought to hang there heads in shame.