Four Super League players charged including Salford Red Devils forward
Veteran forwards Chris Hill (left) and Joe Bullock (right) pictured during one of Salford Red Devils' pre-match huddles ahead of a game in 2025
Four Super League players have been charged with offences by the Match Review Panel following the Challenge Cup quarter-finals over the weekend just gone.
Catalans forward Elliott Whitehead has been handed a two-match ban and a fine after receiving 15 penalty points for Grade D Head Contact during the Dragons’ win against Salford Red Devils on Friday night.
This is the first time that Whitehead has been charged this season, but due to the severity of his offence, he will now sit out of Catalans’ upcoming Super League clashes against Huddersfield and Salford.
Team-mate Tariq Sims has also been charged following that game, though he has only received one penalty point for late contact on the passer, deemed to be at Grade A level.
Salford’s Chris Hill has received exactly the same punishment for the same offence in that tie in Perpignan.
And Wakefield Trinity captain Mike McMeeken has also received a single penalty point for a Grade A Dangerous Throw/Lift following their defeat at home to Leigh Leopards on Friday evening.
No charges have come from either the Hull derby on Saturday or Sunday’s clash between Warrington Wolves and St Helens at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
The charges, in full, this week are:
- Elliott Whitehead (Catalans Dragons) – Opposition: Salford Red Devils – Grade D Head Contact – 2 matches and a Fine – Penalty Points: 15 – Total Penalty Points: 15
- Chris Hill (Salford Red Devils) – Opposition: Catalans Dragons – Grade A Late contact on passer – No further action – Penalty Points: 1 – Total Penalty Points: 1
- Tariq Sims (Catalans Dragons) – Opposition: Salford Red Devils – Grade A Late contact on passer – No further action – Penalty Points: 1 – Total Penalty Points: 2
- Mike McMeeken (Wakefield Trinity) – Opposition: Leigh Leopards – Grade A Dangerous Throw/Lift – No further action – Penalty Points: 1 – Total Penalty Points: 2
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