NRL Judiciary Round 15: Kaufusi suspended, Bulldogs duo charged

Tom Naghten

NRL Judiciary Round 15: Kaufusi suspended, Bulldogs duo charged image

The Dolphins may have claimed a dominant victory on the road in Townsville, but they will be without one of their most experienced forwards for several weeks.

Meanwhile, two Bulldogs players have dodged suspensions.

Catch up on all the Round 15 Judiciary charges below:

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Felise Kaufusi suspended

The Phins will be without veteran backrower Felise Kaufusi for the next two matches after he was charged following a shot on Cowboys youngster Tom Duffy.

Kaufusi charged out of the line and collected Duffy with his head, seeing the North Queensland player taken off for a HIA.

The 33-year-old has subsequently been hit with a grade 3 dangerous contact charge and will miss two matches with an early guilty plea. 

Despite losing Kaufusi to the sin bin over the incident, the Dolphins still ran out 58-4 winners in Townsville.

Bulldogs duo charged

Bulldogs pair Joshua Curran and Jake Turpin were both cited for high tackles after their Sunday afternoon win over the Rabbitohs.

The latter's relatively clean disciplinary record saw him pay a $1,000 fine with an early guilty plea.

Curran, however, has copped a $3,000 penalty following two prior offences.

Full Round 15 NRL Judiciary charge list, results

PlayerTeamChargeOpponentEarly pleaGuilty at panel
Joshua CurranBulldogsHigh Tackle - Careless (Grade 1)Jamie Humphreys$3,0002 matches
Jake TurpinBulldogsHigh Tackle - Careless (Grade 1)Tyrone Munro$1,000$1,500
Felise KaufusiDolphinsDangerous Contact (Grade 3)Thomas Duffy2 matches3 matches
Thomas CantKnightsHigh Tackle - Careless (Grade 1)Hugo Savala$1,000$1,500
Braydon TrindallSharksDangerous Contact (Grade 1)Kyle Flanagan$1,800$2,500

Tom Naghten

Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.