# List of players sent off in National Rugby League matches

This is a list of players sent off in NRL and NRL Women's matches since the reunification of rugby league in Australia after the Super League war in 1998. Referees have the option to send players from the field for a variety of reasons, but it has mostly been utilised for serious foul play in recent seasons.
In 2022 while playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Taane Milne became the first player to be sent off in any NRL finals match. He was the first player sent off in an Australian first grade rugby league finals match since 1994. No player has ever been sent off in any NRL Grand Final.
In the first round of the 2023 NRL Women's season, Ashleigh Werner became the first player to be sent off in any NRL Women's match.
The tables below also has the result of any charges laid by the NRL match review and the resulting penalty (if any) laid by the NRL Judiciary.

## List of players sent off (NRL)

Key to list :
* Finals match
| Year | Round | Player | Team | Opponent | Referee(s) | Offence | NRL Judiciary |
| 1998 | Round 1 | John Hopoate | Manly Sea Eagles | Brisbane Broncos | Bill Harrigan | Dissent/Contrary Conduct | 2 matches |
| 1998 | Round 1 | Geoff Toovey | Manly Sea Eagles | Brisbane Broncos | Bill Harrigan | Dissent/Contrary conduct | No matches |
| 1998 | Round 3 | Andrew Dunemann | North Queensland Cowboys | Parramatta Eels | Steve Chiddy | High tackle | 1 match |
| 1998 | Round 4 | Graham Appo | Canberra Raiders | North Queensland Cowboys | Steve Clark | High tackle | 3 matches |
| 1998 | Round 5 | Simon Gillies | Bulldogs | Parramatta Eels | Paul Simpkins | High tackle | 1 match |
| 1998 | Round 6 | Gorden Tallis | Brisbane Broncos | Manly Sea Eagles | Steve Clark | High tackle | Not guilty |
| 1998 | Round 7 | Lance Thompson | St George Dragons | Western Suburbs Magpies | Sean Hampstead | High tackle | Not guilty |
| 1998 | Round 8 | Shaun Timmins | Illawarra Steelers | Penrith Panthers | Matt Hewitt | Careless tackle | 1 match |
| 1998 | Round 8 | Lance Thompson | St George Dragons | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brian Grant | High tackle | 1 match |
| 1998 | Round 9 | Peter Jorgensen | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Chargers | Eddie Ward | Careless tackle | 1 match |
| 1998 | Round 10 | Jerry Seuseu | Auckland Warriors | Bulldogs | Steve Clark | Careless tackle | 1 match |
| 1998 | Round 11 | Shaun Timmins | Illawarra Steelers | Melbourne Storm | Paul Simpkins | Careless tackle | 4 matches |
| 1998 | Round 12 | Darren Fritz | Western Suburbs Magpies | Adelaide Rams | Steve Chiddy | Striking | 1 match |
| 1998 | Round 14 | Gordon Falcon | Penrith Panthers | Brisbane Broncos | Sean Hampstead | Careless tackle | 3 matches |
| 1998 | Round 18 | Wendell Sailor | Brisbane Broncos | Illawarra Steelers | Paul McBlane | Fighting | Not guilty |
| 1998 | Round 21 | Scott Thorburn | Gold Coast Chargers | North Sydney Bears | Moghseen Jadwat | Dissent | No matches |
| 1998 | Round 22 | Matt Adamson | Penrith Panthers | Parramatta Eels | Tim Mander | High tackle | Not guilty |
| 1999 | Round 1 | Ben Walker | Brisbane Broncos | Canberra Raiders | Tim Mander | High tackle | 3 matches |
| 1999 | Round 1 | Ali Lauiti'iti | Auckland Warriors | Sydney City Roosters | Matt Hewitt | High tackle | No matches |
| 1999 | Round 1 | Brad Fittler | Sydney City Roosters | Auckland Warriors | Matt Hewitt | Fighting | No matches |
| 1999 | Round 14 | Damien Smith | North Queensland Cowboys | Cronulla Sharks | Bill Harrigan | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 1999 | Round 16 | Mark Geyer | Penrith Panthers | Balmain Tigers | Matt Hewitt | High tackle | Not guilty |
| 1999 | Round 19 | David Penna | Parramatta Eels | North Queensland Cowboys | Sean Hampstead | High tackle | 1 match |
| 1999 | Round 22 | Paul Green | North Queensland Cowboys | Cronulla Sharks | Moghseen Jadwat | High tackle | No matches |
| 1999 | Round 22 | Matthew Ridge | Auckland Warriors | Melbourne Storm | Matt Hewitt | Tripping | 1 match |
| 2000 | Round 2 | Brendan Hurst | Sydney Roosters | Cronulla Sharks | Sean Hampstead | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2000 | Round 2 | Scott Pethybridge | Auckland Warriors | Wests Tigers | Mark Oaten | High tackle | No matches |
| 2000 | Round 7 | Shane Rigon | Sydney Roosters | Wests Tigers | Steve Clark | High tackle | No matches |
| 2000 | Round 11 | Ali Lauiti'iti | Auckland Warriors | North Queensland Cowboys | Kelvin Jeffes | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2000 | Round 15 | Ali Lauiti'iti | Auckland Warriors | Northern Eagles | Moghseen Jadwat | High tackle | Withdrawn |
| 2000 | Round 19 | John Hopoate | Wests Tigers | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Tim Mander | Fighting | 1 match |
| 2000 | Round 19 | Terry Lamey | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wests Tigers | Tim Mander | Fighting | 2 matches |
| 2000 | Round 24 | Rodney Howe | Melbourne Storm | Northern Eagles | Sean Hampstead | High tackle | Withdrawn |
| 2001 | Round 9 | Wayne Bartrim | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Parramatta Eels | Sean Hampstead | Attempted kicking | 1 match |
| 2001 | Round 21 | PJ Marsh | Parramatta Eels | North Queensland Cowboys | Mark Oaten | Striking | 2 matches |
| 2002 | Round 3 | Mark Riddell | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canterbury Bulldogs | Bill Harrigan | Striking | 4 matches |
| 2002 | Round 6 | Tim Maddison | North Queensland Cowboys | Sydney Roosters | Tim Mander | Striking | 10 matches |
| 2002 | Round 9 | Mark Riddell | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canberra Raiders | Paul Simpkins | High tackle | 4 matches |
| 2002 | Round 14 | Shane Walker | Melbourne Storm | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Sean Hampstead | High tackle | 3 matches |
| 2002 | Round 23 | Corey Pearson | Wests Tigers | Cronulla Sharks | Shayne Hayne | Fighting | No charge |
| 2003 | Round 11 | Paul Gallen | Cronulla Sharks | Newcastle Knights | Paul Simpkins | High tackle | 6 matches |
| 2003 | Round 22 | Simon Woolford | Canberra Raiders | Manly Sea Eagles | Paul Simpkins | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2003 | Round 24 | Dale Newton | Cronulla Sharks | Parramatta Eels | Shayne Hayne | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2003 | Round 24 | David Peachey | Cronulla Sharks | Parramatta Eels | Shayne Hayne | Dissent/Abuse | No matches |
| 2003 | Round 26 | Adam Peek | Parramatta Eels | Penrith Panthers | Sean Hampstead | Late tackle | No charge |
| 2003 | Round 26 | Albert Torrens | Manly Sea Eagles | Melbourne Storm | Paul Simpkins | High tackle | 3 matches |
| 2004 | Round 4 | Greg Bird | Cronulla Sharks | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tony Archer | Kneeing | 10 matches |
| 2004 | Round 13 | Justin Hodges | Sydney Roosters | Canterbury Bulldogs | Paul Simpkins | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2004 | Round 19 | Danny Williams | Melbourne Storm | Wests Tigers | Gavin Badger | Striking | 18 matches |
| 2004 | Round 24 | Clint Newton | Newcastle Knights | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Tim Mander | Striking | 12 matches |
| 2005 | Round 2 | John Hopoate | Manly Sea Eagles | Cronulla Sharks | Paul Simpkins | Striking | 17 matches |
| 2005 | Round 6 | Adrian Morley | Sydney Roosters | Canterbury Bulldogs | Paul Simpkins | High tackle | No charge |
| 2006 | Round 17 | Matt Utai | Canterbury Bulldogs | Wests Tigers | Paul Simpkins | High tackle | 5 matches |
| 2006 | Round 20 | Adrian Morley | Sydney Roosters | Canterbury Bulldogs | Jared Maxwell | Kneeing | 7 matches |
| 2006 | Round 21 | Fuifui Moimoi | Parramatta Eels | Manly Sea Eagles | Steve Clark | High tackle | 7 matches |
| 2006 | Round 23 | Luke O'Donnell | North Queensland Cowboys | New Zealand Warriors | Gavin Badger | High tackle | 1 match |
| 2007 | Round 1 | Sonny Bill Williams | Canterbury Bulldogs | Newcastle Knights | Tony Archer | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2007 | Round 11 | Jaiman Lowe | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Gold Coast Titans | Tony De Las Heras | Striking | 4 matches |
| 2007 | Round 12 | Michael Crockett | New Zealand Warriors | Canterbury Bulldogs | Sean Hampstead | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2007 | Round 13 | Adam Peek | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Cronulla Sharks | Tony Archer | Striking | 2 matches |
| 2007 | Round 19 | Wade McKinnon | New Zealand Warriors | Wests Tigers | Paul Simpkins | Kneeing | No charge |
| 2008 | Round 2 | Ben Ross | Cronulla Sharks | Melbourne Storm | Tony Archer | Striking | 7 matches |
| 2008 | Round 2 | Brett White | Melbourne Storm | Cronulla Sharks | Tony Archer | Fighting | 4 matches |
| 2008 | Round 4 | Michael Weyman | Canberra Raiders | Gold Coast Titans | Ben Cummins | Striking | 5 matches |
| 2008 | Round 12 | Adam Cuthbertson | Manly Sea Eagles | Canberra Raiders | Sean Hampstead | High tackle | 1 match |
| 2008 | Round 12 | Luke O'Donnell | North Queensland Cowboys | Penrith Panthers | Alan Shortall | Striking | 3 matches |
| 2008 | Round 19 | Jason Ryles | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Melbourne Storm | Gavin Badger | Kicking | No charge |
| 2009 | Round 15 | Dane Nielsen | Melbourne Storm | Wests Tigers | Steve Lyons Ashley Klein | High tackle | 1 match |
| 2009 | Round 25 | Luke Douglas | Cronulla Sharks | Manly Sea Eagles | Jason Robinson Phil Haines | High tackle | No matches |
| 2010 | Round 25 | Petero Civoniceva | Penrith Panthers | Canterbury Bulldogs | Steve Lyons Tony De Las Heras | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2011 | Round 1 | Paul Aiton | Cronulla Sharks | Canberra Raiders | Ashley Klein Adam Devcich | Headbutting | 1 match |
| 2011 | Round 25 | Adam Blair | Melbourne Storm | Manly Sea Eagles | Shayne Hayne Gavin Badger | Fighting | 3 matches |
| 2011 | Round 25 | Glenn Stewart | Manly Sea Eagles | Melbourne Storm | Shayne Hayne Gavin Badger | Fighting | 3 matches |
| 2012 | Round 9 | Matt Prior | St. George Illawarra Dragons | North Queensland Cowboys | Tony Archer Gavin Badger | Striking | 5 matches |
| 2012 | Round 20 | Travis Burns | Penrith Panthers | Sydney Roosters | Ashley Klein Gavin Reynolds | High tackle | 9 matches |
| 2012 | Round 24 | Anthony Minichiello | Sydney Roosters | Canberra Raiders | Shayne Hayne Alan Shortall | High tackle | Not guilty |
| 2013 | Round 9 | Jared Warea-Hargreaves | Sydney Roosters | Manly Sea Eagles | Matt Cecchin Henry Perenara | High tackle | 5 matches |
| 2013 | Round 24 | Kade Snowden | Newcastle Knights | North Queensland Cowboys | Shayne Hayne Alan Shortall | Shoulder charge (high contact) | 7 matches |
| 2015 | Round 22 | David Shillington | Canberra Raiders | Wests Tigers | Jared Maxwell Henry Perenara | Headbutting | No matches |
| 2018 | Round 11 | Curtis Scott | Melbourne Storm | Manly Sea Eagles | Henry Perenara Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski | Striking/Fighting | 2 matches |
| 2019 | Round 17 | Nick Cotric | Canberra Raiders | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Ashley Klein Todd Smith | Dangerous throw | 3 matches |
| 2020 | Round 8 | Addin Fonua-Blake | Manly Sea Eagles | Newcastle Knights | Grant Atkins | Dissent/Abuse | 2 matches |
| 2020 | Round 14 | Kevin Proctor | Gold Coast Titans | Cronulla Sharks | Henry Perenara | Biting | 4 matches |
| 2020 | Round 17 | Chad Townsend | Cronulla Sharks | Newcastle Knights | Ben Cummins | Shoulder charge | 3 matches |
| 2021 | Round 6 | Jack Hetherington | Canterbury Bulldogs | North Queensland Cowboys | Ashley Klein | High tackle | 5 matches |
| 2021 | Round 10 | Josh Papalii | Canberra Raiders | Canterbury Bulldogs | Chris Butler | High tackle | 3 matches |
| 2021 | Round 10 | Tyrell Fuimaono | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Melbourne Storm | Peter Gough | High tackle | 5 matches |
| 2021 | Round 10 | Herman Ese'ese | Gold Coast Titans | Penrith Panthers | Adam Gee | High tackle | 3 matches |
| 2021 | Round 14 | Kobe Hetherington | Brisbane Broncos | Canberra Raiders | Chris Sutton | High tackle | Fined $1,150 |
| 2021 | Round 22 | Corey Harawira-Naera | Canberra Raiders | Melbourne Storm | Gerard Sutton | High tackle | 3 matches |
| 2021 | Round 22 | Ryan Matterson | Parramatta Eels | Manly Sea Eagles | Grant Atkins | Shoulder charge (high contact) | 3 matches |
| 2022 | Round 3 | Mitchell Barnett | Newcastle Knights | Penrith Panthers | Peter Gough | Dangerous contact | 6 matches |
| 2022 | Round 8 | Karl Lawton | Manly Sea Eagles | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Grant Atkins | Dangerous throw | 4 matches |
| 2022 | Round 9 | William Kennedy | Cronulla Sharks | New Zealand Warriors | Todd Smith | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2022 | Round 14 | Brent Naden | Wests Tigers | Manly Sea Eagles | Peter Gough | Dangerous throw | 4 matches |
| 2022 | Round 16 | Jarrod Wallace | Gold Coast Titans | Newcastle Knights | Chris Butler | Dangerous throw | 2 matches |
| 2022 | Round 17 | David Klemmer | Newcastle Knights | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Todd Smith | Dangerous contact | Fined $1,000 |
| 2022 | Round 20 | Nathan Cleary | Penrith Panthers | Parramatta Eels | Todd Smith | Dangerous throw | 5 matches |
| 2022 | Round 20 | Tom Burgess | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Gerard Sutton | High tackle | 1 match |
| 2022 | Round 23 | James Tamou | Wests Tigers | Sydney Roosters | Ben Cummins | Dissent | 1 match |
| 2022 | Round 23 | Francis Molo | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Gold Coast Titans | Liam Kennedy | High tackle | 4 matches |
| 2022 | Round 24 | Brian Kelly | Gold Coast Titans | Newcastle Knights | Ben Cummins | Dangerous throw | 4 matches |
| 2022 | Preliminary final | Taane Milne | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Penrith Panthers | Ashley Klein | High tackle | 6 matches |
| 2023 | Round 2 | Jacob Saifiti | Newcastle Knights | Wests Tigers | Peter Gough | High tackle | 5 matches |
| 2023 | Round 23 | Nathan Brown | Sydney Roosters | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Ashley Klein | High tackle | 1 match |
| 2023 | Round 23 | Moeaki Fotuaika | Gold Coast Titans | New Zealand Warriors | Ben Cummins | High tackle | 1 match |
| 2023 | Round 27 | Sebastian Kris | Canberra Raiders | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Grant Atkins | Dangerous Throw | 5 matches |
| 2024 | Round 5 | Dom Young | Sydney Roosters | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Grant Atkins | High tackle | 2 matches |
| 2024 | Round 16 | Fetalaiga Pauga | Sydney Roosters | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Grant Atkins | High tackle | 4 matches |
| 2024 | Round 22 | Justin Olam | Wests Tigers | North Queensland Cowboys | Chris Butler | High tackle | 4 matches |

## Statistics

| Season | Number | Total games (including finals) |
| 1998 | 17 | 253 |
| 1999 | 8 | 213 |
| 2000 | 8 | 191 |
| 2001 | 2 | 191 |
| 2002 | 5 | 189 |
| 2003 | 6 | 189 |
| 2004 | 4 | 189 |
| 2005 | 2 | 189 |
| 2006 | 4 | 189 |
| 2007 | 5 | 201 |
| 2008 | 6 | 201 |
| 2009 | 2 | 201 |
| 2010 | 1 | 201 |
| 2011 | 3 | 201 |
| 2012 | 3 | 201 |
| 2013 | 2 | 201 |
| 2014 | 0 | 201 |
| 2015 | 1 | 201 |
| 2016 | 0 | 201 |
| 2017 | 0 | 201 |
| 2018 | 1 | 201 |
| 2019 | 1 | 201 |
| 2020 | 3 | 167 |
| 2021 | 7 | 201 |
| 2022 | 12 | 201 |
| 2023 | 4 | 213 |
| 2024 | 3 | 213 |

## List of players sent off (NRL Women's)

| Year | Round | Player | Team | Opponent | Referee(s) | Offence | NRL Judiciary | Ref. |
| 2023 | Round 1 | Ashleigh Werner | Brisbane Broncos | Sydney Roosters | Wyatt Raymond | Biting | 2 matches | |
| 2023 | Round 3 | Kennedy Cherrington | Parramatta Eels | Newcastle Knights | Belinda Sharpe | Dangerous throw | 4 matches | |