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Author: NRL.com
Timestamp: Mon 15 May 2023, 08:01 AM

On a week where Penrith again flexed their Premiership muscle, it was forward Scott Sorensen who stole the show for the defending premiers with the standout performance of the round, while halves Jarome Luai and Nathan Cleary found their groove once more.

Go-to regulars such as Payne Haas, Reece Walsh and Nicho Hynes delivered, while a new cheapie might be developing in front of our eyes at Belmore.

Round 11 Winners

Scott Sorensen had a monster night out as Penrith thrashed the Roosters, amassing 94 points and enjoying a healthy price rise as a result.

Sorensen was one of a number of Panthers players who featured strongly against the Tricolours with Jarome Luai (81 points), Nathan Cleary (77 points) and Isaah Yeo (58 points) all rewarding coaches.

Luai's got that swagger

Nicho Hynes justified his million-plus price tag with 86 points in Cronulla's determined win over the Sea Eagles with his edge partner in Briton Nikora (69 points) continuing his impressive season with a year-long average near 60.

The Warriors' win over the Bulldogs was good for Shaun Johnson (71 points), Tohu Harris (65 points) and Addin Fonua-Blake (61 points), while Heilum Luki marked his return from injury with an impressive 84 points in the Cowboys win over the Dragons – a fact made even more remarkable given he was rested with 20 minutes to go.

Luki looks the goods

Harrison Edwards is currently owned by less than one percent of coaches but that figure is sure to change after Round 11 with the Bulldogs forward churning out 70 points following his shift to the run-on side at lock.

Kalyn Ponga (56 points) delivered his best performance of the season and is an intriguing option if he misses Origin selection, having fallen by $130k so far this year, while players such as Tyrone Peachey (52 points), Andrew Davey (51 points) and Matt Lodge (61 points) are all owned by less than one percent and scored well.

Pure Ponga

Round 11 Losers

Jayden Sullivan's shift into the starting side went horribly wrong for the Dragons youngster, sin-binned just 20 minutes into the contest before being hooked for Moses Mbye and finishing the game with just three points to his name.

Wingers Junior Tupou (6 points) and Xavier Coates (7 points) had disappointing rounds as they were limited in their attacking capabilities, while highly-owned fullback James Tedesco had another quiet night with 15 points against Penrith.

Adam Reynolds was taken off on a medicab with a neck complaint having scored only 10 points, but has been cleared of serious injury in a boost for the Broncos.

Reynolds taken from the field

Wayde Egan (17 points), Lachlan Fitzgibbon (20 points), Liam Martin (20 points) and Tom Trbojevic (25 points) were also well below their season averages, alongside Joey Manu, who scored 27 points to dip his season average below 45.