What an incredible weekend of NRL action it was. Star performances, hard working players giving it their all, skills a-plenty and a few upsets to keep us on our toes. 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 17 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 17 Player Stats & Team of the Week
2023 NRL Round 17 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 17 Player Stats
Want to see which players topped the key stats for Round 10 of the NRL this weekend?
- Dane Gagai’s six errors equals the single round record for the 2023 season. Team mate Dom Young is one of those other two and he was dropped after his effort.
- Dallin Watene-Zelezniak’s five line breaks is also an equal record for the season.
- Izack Tago was top for post contact metres this weekend and second-best for all run metres and tackle breaks.
- It’s pretty obvious James Tedesco isn’t having a brilliant 2023 season, so we do a quick comparison on his key stats for 2023 and 2022 later on.
James Tedesco 2022 v 2023
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.
