What an incredible final weekend of regular NRL action it was. Star performances, work horses giving it their all, well for the players who weren’t rested that is. 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 27 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 27 Player Stats & Team of the Week
2023 NRL Round 27 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 Round 27 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
- Tolutau Koula was the only player this season to run 300 metres+ in back to back games. Players clearing 300 metres in a game only happened eight time as it was.
- Dom Young shared most line break with Alex Johnston (who topped this stats last season). The Newcastle winger made 14 line breaks in his last eight games from Round 20, while Johnston made just six in six.
- Brendan Paikura set a new record for going on report in a single game with three.
- Players making 100+ post contact metres this season only happened on ten occasions, and only Tino Fa’asuamaleaui did it twice, and he did it in back to back games to end the season.
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.
