NRL 2023, VB Hard Earned Index Team of the Week for Round 25, Hardest working players named in this week's team

Author: NRL.com
Timestamp: Tue 22 Aug 2023, 11:37 AM

Canberra's much-needed 36-24 win over the Bulldogs saw three of their big men earn a spot in the Round 25 Team of The Week.

Joseph Tapine (96 points), Corey Horsburgh (87 points) and Josh Papali'i (85 points) were all rewarded for their monster efforts up front on Sunday to earn selection in the VB Hard Earned index.

Tapine's 56-minute performance in the front row saw the highest score for the round with the Kiwi international putting his hand up for 23 carries - achieving hauls of eight metres or more in 15 of them - 25 tackles and four tackle busts.

Meanwhile, the Panthers once again had several stars feature in the VB Hard Earned Index Team of the Week with backs Dylan Edwards (81 points), Sunia Turuva (68 points) and Tyrone Peachey (76) all topping the scoring for their respective positions.

Edwards was immense at fullback in Penrith's 40-14 victory over the Titans with 18 runs of eight-plus metres, seven tackle busts and four line engagements.

Meanwhile, the Knights' seventh-straight victory saw speedsters Dane Gagai (67 points) and Greg Marzhew (68 points) also earn selection in the Round 25 Team of the Week.

In addition to his first-half hat-trick, Marzhew put his hand up for 18 carries, achieved hauls of eight metres or more in 17 of them and broke 7 tackles in Newcastle's 29-10 win over the Rabbitohs.