What happens if I am charged by the Match Review Committee?

The QRL Match Review Committee meets at 4.30pm on the first business day after the round (generally Monday). Clubs must submit incidents they want reviewed by 2.00pm that day.

• Charges are issued in writing by email to the coach, operations manager and CEO of the offending player's club by 12.00 noon on the second business day (generally Tuesday).
• You or your club must lodge your election to the charge by 8.30am on the third business day after the match (generally Wednesday).
• If the QRL has not received notification in time, you are taken to have accepted the Committee's decision and taken the Early Guilty Plea.
• Charges that are contested or referred directly to the Judiciary are generally heard on Wednesday evening.

If you are suspended or disqualified, you cannot play in any match until the suspension is served or the disqualification expires, and you must not enter the playing field or area inside the fence before, during or after a match.

Source: 2026 Statewide Competitions Operations Manual, section 22 and clause 9.10.