What an incredible weekend of NRL action it was. Star performances, work horses giving it their all, and a full book of eight games with an upset or two. But which players were the best of the best you ask? We try and make the stats do the talking, and separate the Wheat/Chaff to present the 2023 NRL Round 20 Player Stats and Team of the Week.
First we have our Team of the Week, which takes some of the key player stats from the weekend and using various scoring methods come up with the best players in their positions from the latest round of the NRL.
Then there’s additional player stats from this weekend and the best of the season so far for the ultimate NRL player stats summary.
2023 NRL Round 21 Player Stats & Team of the Week
2023 NRL Round 21 Team of the Week
So we’ve used the stats for each position and picked the best starting 13 players from the most recent round, the stats and points assigned are explained at the end.
On top of the best starting 13, we include the best four interchange players of the week. Seeing who has provided maximum impact from the bench.
Plus we throw in the players we thought were great but the stats did not.
2023 NRL Team of the Year….So Far
Here’s where our Player of the Week totals are added up to give a current NRL Team of the Year. Same as above, but for the whole season.
2023 NRL Round 21 Player Stats
Want to see which players topped the key stats for the latest round of the NRL this weekend?
INTERESTING STATS FROM THIS ROUND
- Almost half of Kalyn Ponga’s 33 Line Breaks / Try Assists have come in the last three rounds (16).
- Round 21 was the eighth time Brian To’o had run 200+ metres in a match.
- Corey Horsburgh became the sixth person to make 60 or more tackles in a game in Round 21.
2023 NRL Season Player Stats Summary
Here are the 2023 season stats for some of the key fields we had for the most recent round.
How the Team of the Week works
Want to know how we come up with the numbers to rank the players, the below table should explain hopefully.