Powerhouse performances from J'maine Hopgood and Dylan Brown saw the Parramatta pair not only lead the Eels to an important win over the Knights but also secure their place in the Round 9 VB Hard Earned Index Team of the Week.

In a 74-minute effort at lock, Hopgood (103 points) put his hand up for 18 carries and achieved hauls of eight metres or more in nine of them, in addition to getting through 41 tackles in Parramatta's 43-12 win over the Knights. 

Hopgood was joined in the Team of the Week by five-eighth Brown (77 points) who churned through some work with nine carries for eight metres or more, seven line engagements and 25 tackles.

Meanwhile, the Raiders' thrilling golden-point victory over the Dolphins saw three of their stars feature in the Team of the Week with Corey Horsburgh (96 points) putting his hand up for 20 carries and 30 tackles at lock. 

Horsburgh was joined by centre Matt Timoko (69 points) and prop Josh Papali'i (85 points).

Warriors forward Addin Fonua-Blake topped the round for index points with 104, in a performance at lock which included 22 carries, 17 over eight metres, nine decoy runs and 32 tackles.

The effort of Titans winger Phillip Sami (77 points) was a feature again in Round 9, as the speedster put his hand up for a massive 24 carries, with 12 of them ending in gains of eight metres or more and six tackle busts. 

Sami was joined in the Team of the Week by teammate David Fifita (85 points) who took 19 carries, 12 more than eight metres and broke five tackles.

And after defeating the reigning premiers to break their 12-game losing streak in Bathurst on Saturday, Wests Tigers forwards David Klemmer (84 points) and Alex Twal (85 points) both earnt a place in last Round's Team of the Week.

VB Hard Earned Index: Round 9

  1. James Tedesco (Roosters) – 67 points
  2. Phillip Sami (Titans) – 77 points
  3. Matt Timoko (Raiders) – 69 points
  4. Campbell Graham (Rabbitohs) – 68 points
  5. Braidon Burns (Bulldogs) – 64 points
  6. Dylan Brown (Eels) – 77 points
  7. Nicho Hynes (Sharks) – 56 points
  8. Josh Papali’i (Raiders) – 85 points
  9. Blayke Brailey (Sharks) – 57 points
  10. David Klemmer (Wests Tigers) – 84 points
  11. David Fifita (Titans) – 85 points
  12. Teig Wilton (Sharks) – 84 points
  13. Addin Fonua-Blake (Warriors) – 104 points
  14. J’maine Hopgood (Eels) – 103 points
  15. Corey Horsburgh (Raiders) – 96 points
  16. Jack de Belin (Dragons) – 95 points
  17. Alex Twal (Wests Tigers) – 85 points

Stats for the VB Hard Earned Index and Team of the Week are provided via Fox Sports.