Panthers depth on show in Origin-affected Team of the Week

Despite resting all of their Origin players, Penrith proved their depth by powering their way past the Knights in Round 17 – dominating the VB Hard Earned Index Team of the Week as a result.

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Led by stand-in captain Dylan Edwards, who once again pushed his claims towards an Origin debut with the highest score among all fullbacks, Ivan Cleary's Panthers had six players feature in the team, the most of any team in the bye-affected round.

Edwards was joined in the side by Izack Tago and Tyrone Peachey, who topped the scoring for all centres, while Scott Sorensen continued his good form in the back row – producing a 73-point effort bettered only by Storm star Nelson Asofa-Solomona, whose shift from the middle to an edge saw him score 77 points.

James Fisher-Harris (86 points) and Matt Eisenhuth (75 points) also scored strongly, rounding out the Panthers contingent for this week's team.

Parramatta's first-half blitz of the Dolphins saw them set up a commanding win, with Mitchell Moses (53 points) and J'maine Hopgood (75 points) earning selection.

Warriors big men Tohu Harris (84 points) and Addin Fonua-Blake (88 points) got the job done once again up front; Will Warbrick (65 points) soared his way back on to the wing as Melbourne downed Manly; and Harry Grant backed up his Origin heroics for Queensland to churn out a 47-point score to top all hookers in the round.

VB Hard Earned Index Team of the Week

1. Dylan Edwards (Panthers) – 70 points
2. Greg Marzhew (Knights) – 70 points
3. Izack Tago (Panthers) – 86 points
4. Tyrone Peachey (Panthers) – 60 points
5. Will Warbrick (Storm) – 65 points
6. Jayden Sullivan (Dragons) – 42 points
7. Mitchell Moses (Eels) – 53 points
8. Addin Fonua-Blake (Warriors) – 88 points
9. Harry Grant (Storm) – 47 points
10. Christian Welch (Storm) – 87 points
11. Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Storm) – 77 points
12. Scott Sorensen (Panthers) – 73 points
13. Tohu Harris (Warriors) – 84 points
14. James Fisher-Harris (Panthers) – 86 points
15. Matt Eisenhuth (Panthers) – 75 points
16. Josh King (Storm) – 75 points
17. J’maine Hopgood (Eels) – 75 points

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