NRL 2023, Team of the Week, VB Hard Earned Index, NRL Round 7, Canberra Raiders, Sebastian Kris, Corey Horsbutgh

Author: NRL.com
Timestamp: Tue 18 Apr 2023, 02:03 PM

A tireless performance from Sebastian Kris in the Raiders' hard-fought 20-14 victory over the Dragons saw the fullback soar into the Round 7 VB Hard Earned Team of the Week.

In an 80-minute-performance, Kris put his hand up for 16 carries and achieved hauls of eight metres or more on 13 of them, in addition to breaking eight tackles and scoring the opening try in Canberra's third win of the season.

Meanwhile, teammate Corey Horsburgh (84) also found his way into the side, making 38 tackles with zero misses as well as nine runs of eight-plus metres.

Penrith's forwards were immense in setting the platform in their golden point win over Newcastle, with Mitch Kenny (73), Zac Hosking (76) and Isaah Yeo (93) all finishing in the top 13 players for the round for their respective positions.

Despite being on the losing end of the scoreline in Round 7, Dragons trio Tautau Moga (53), Blake Lawrie (82) and Jaydn Su'a (75) all featured in the team of the week with Moga also scoring two tries on Sunday.

Broncos forward Payne Haas (99) continued his impressive start to the season, after putting his hand up for 20 runs with the ball and 13 of those carries ending in yields of eight metres or more.

Sea-Eagles halfback Daly-Cherry Evans got through a tonne of work in attack in his side's 18-8 win over Storm, with an impressive 16 line engagements, three carries from dummy-half and seven tackle busts.