Isaiya Katoa and Herbie Farnworth continue to make strides in Zero Tackle's NRL MVP as the side scored 50 or more points for the third week in the last four.
The Dolphins form has them dominating throughout the overall leaderboard, with the top five duo joined by Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, who is now in the top 20 after scoring the maximum amount of votes in Round 17.
The Hammer was joined in the 20-vote performance column during Round 17 by Kaeo Weekes, Gehamat Shibasaki and Eliesa Katoa, while Dylan Edwards, Nathan Cleary, Daly Cherry-Evans, Tom Trbojevic, Valentine Holmes, Lyhkan King-Togia, Scott Drinkwater and Phillip Sami were the other players to be voted as best on ground by at least one judge.
Despite Katoa and Farnworth continuing to close in, James Tedesco holds onto top spot despite a bye last weekend with a 23-vote gap ahead of Terrell May, who could only register three votes during the Wests Tigers' loss to the Manly Sea Eagles.
Connor Tracey was the only other player to move in the top ten after a score of 12 votes, while Lehi Hopoate, Patrick Carrigan, Scott Drinkwater and Isaiah Iongi - as well as Tabuai-Fidow and Eliesa Katoa - all scored healthy totals to remain, or move into, the top 20.
During every round of the 2025 NRL season, four judges from Zero Tackle's team (founder Matt Clements, writers Ethan Lee Chalk and Dan Nichols, and myself as editor), will assign votes on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis for every game during the season, with results to be published each week here on Zero Tackle.
Without any further ado, here are the votes from Round 17.
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Dylan Edwards | Nathan Cleary | Nathan Cleary | Nathan Cleary |
| 4 | Nathan Cleary | Dylan Edwards | Dylan Edwards | Dylan Edwards |
| 3 | Connor Tracey | Connor Tracey | Connor Tracey | Connor Tracey |
| 2 | Jacob Kiraz | Jacob Preston | Jacob Kiraz | Viliame Kikau |
| 1 | Viliame Kikau | Viliame Kikau | Jacob Preston | Mitch Kenny |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Daly Cherry-Evans | Tom Trbojevic | Daly Cherry-Evans | Daly Cherry-Evans |
| 4 | Tom Trbojevic | Daly Cherry-Evans | Lehi Hopoate | Tom Trbojevic |
| 3 | Adam Doueihi | Lehi Hopoate | Adam Doueihi | Siosiua Taukeiaho |
| 2 | Siosiua Taukeiaho | Adam Doueihi | Tom Trbojevic | Terrell May |
| 1 | Terrell May | Siosiua Taukeiaho | Ethan Bullemor | Adam Doueihi |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Kaeo Weekes | Kaeo Weekes | Kaeo Weekes | Kaeo Weekes |
| 4 | Ethan Strange | Ethan Strange | James Schiller | James Schiller |
| 3 | James Schiller | James Schiller | Simi Sasagi | Ethan Strange |
| 2 | Bradman Best | Corey Horsburgh | Bradman Best | Bradman Best |
| 1 | Corey Horsburgh | Bradman Best | Corey Horsburgh | Corey Horsburgh |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Gehamat Shibasaki | Gehamat Shibasaki | Gehamat Shibasaki | Gehamat Shibasaki |
| 4 | Ezra Mam | Ezra Mam | Ezra Mam | Ezra Mam |
| 3 | Patrick Carrigan | Patrick Carrigan | Reece Walsh | Reece Walsh |
| 2 | Reece Walsh | Reece Walsh | Patrick Carrigan | Josiah Karapani |
| 1 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Xavier Willison | Xavier Willison | Patrick Carrigan |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Valentine Holmes | Lyhkan King-Togia | Valentine Holmes | Valentine Holmes |
| 4 | Damien Cook | Valentine Holmes | Lyhkan King-Togia | Isaiah Iongi |
| 3 | Isaiah Iongi | Damien Cook | Isaiah Iongi | Lyhkan King-Togia |
| 2 | Zac Lomax | Isaiah Iongi | Zac Lomax | Zac Lomax |
| 1 | Nathan Lawson | Zac Lomax | Damien Cook | Damien Cook |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow |
| 4 | Isaiya Katoa | Isaiya Katoa | Isaiya Katoa | Isaiya Katoa |
| 3 | Herbie Farnworth | Herbie Farnworth | Kurt Donoghoe | Herbie Farnworth |
| 2 | Cody Walker | Kurt Donoghoe | Herbie Farnworth | Jeremy Marshall-King |
| 1 | Tallis Duncan | Tallis Duncan | Cody Walker | Cody Walker |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Eliesa Katoa | Eliesa Katoa | Eliesa Katoa | Eliesa Katoa |
| 4 | Jahrome Hughes | Jahrome Hughes | Jahrome Hughes | Jahrome Hughes |
| 3 | Sua Fa'alogo | Sua Fa'alogo | Sua Fa'alogo | Sua Fa'alogo |
| 2 | Trent Loiero | Trent Loiero | Trent Loiero | Trent Loiero |
| 1 | Nelson Asofa-Solomona | Xavier Coates | Xavier Coates | Shawn Blore |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Phillip Sami | Scott Drinkwater | Scott Drinkwater | Scott Drinkwater |
| 4 | Scott Drinkwater | Reece Robson | Phillip Sami | Phillip Sami |
| 3 | Reece Robson | Phillip Sami | Reuben Cotter | Reuben Cotter |
| 2 | Beau Fermor | Reuben Cotter | Beau Fermor | Beau Fermor |
| 1 | Murray Taulagi | Beau Fermor | Murray Taulagi | Reece Robson |
Top 10
| PLAYER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Tedesco |
0 | 177 |
| 2 | Terrell May |
3 | 154 |
| 3 | Herbie Farnworth |
11 | 147 |
| 4 | Payne Haas |
0 | 124 |
| 4 | Isaiya Katoa |
16 | 124 |
| 6 | Keaon Koloamatangi |
0 | 117 |
| 7 | Hudson Young |
0 | 115 |
| 7 | Connor Tracey |
12 | 115 |
| 9 | Clinton Gutherson |
0 | 103 |
| 9 | Joseph Tapine |
0 | 103 |
