VB Hard Earned: Trbojevic, Harris finish in tie for 2020 award

For the first time two players have tied at the top of the VB Hard Earned leaderboard at the end of the regular NRL season, with Manly's Jake Trbojevic and Warriors back-rower Tohu Harris the equal winners of the 2020 title.

Both players ended the season on 1829 points according to the Hard Earned Index, with Harris having the edge for runs (372-338) and tackle breaks (26-9) but Trbojevic having the advantage for supports (256-191) and tackles (896-883).

Dragons skipper Cameron McInnes finished third, with Panthers duo James Fisher-Harris and Isaah Yeo, Broncos pair Pat Carrigan and Payne Haas and Bulldogs prop Aiden Tolman rounding out the top eight on the 2020 season leaderboard.

Each player's VB Hard Earned index score is calculated by doubling their total runs and adding a point for every tackle, offload, decoy, support, charge down and tackle break.

Negative plays lower the index score. One point is taken off per missed tackle, while errors and penalties cost four points and a sin-binning costs eight.