NRL 2023, Round 15 Team of the Week, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Tohu Harris, Isaah Yeo, Scott Sorensen

Author: NRL.com
Timestamp: Wed 14 Jun 2023, 09:26 AM

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad's starring performance against his former club saw the Warriors fullback secure a place in the VB Hard Earned Index Team of the Week.

Helping his side jump to fifth on the NRL ladder after a stunning upset win against Canberra on Friday night, Nicoll-Klokstad (82 points), Tohu Harris (82 points) and Addin Fonua-Blake (82 points) all featured in this week's team.

It was Nicoll-Klokstad's attacking efforts which against the Raiders which took him to top spot among all fullbacks, with a try, 24 runs – 13 of which were eight plus metres – and six tackle breaks.

Meanwhile, the Panthers dominant 30-6 victory over the Roosters saw three of their forwards feature in Round 15's Team of the Week.

The top 10 plays from Round 15, 2023

Isaah Yeo (83 points), Lindsay Smith (82 points) and Scott Sorensen (82 points) all got through a mountain of work in defence at Allianz Stadium, combining for 88 tackles.

After resigning with the reigning premiers last week, Sorensen backed-up his recent form and featured prominently in a number of key statistics throughout the round, chalking up five offloads, two tackle busts, 18 runs and 22 tackles.

The effort of Titans winger Phillip Sami (83 points) was a feature again in Round 15, with the flyer putting his hand up for a massive 27 carries, 17 of which ended in gains of eight metres or more and racked six tackle busts.

The Titans comfortable 28-12 win over the Tigers also saw Maroons forward Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (82 points) earn a spot on the bench in this week's team after laying 33 tackles, running eight decoys and putting his hand up for 17 carries.

Remarkably, Broncos enforcer Payne Haas was the only player to hit the century mark with an incredible 117 index point performance, courtesy of a round-high 10 decoy runs as well as 21 carries and 36 tackles without missing.

The only other Bronco to join Carrigan in Team of the Week was centre Herbie Farnworth (78 points), who put his hand up for 19 carries and achieved hauls of eight metres or more in 14 of them.