Tanah Boyd continues to hold top spot in Zero Tackle's NRL MVP at the end of Round 3, with the Warriors halfback making a case to hold a spot in the team once Luke Metcalf returns from injury.

Another 19 votes during the Warriors' win over the Newcastle Knights means he has now claimed 56 votes out of a possible 60 across the opening three games from our judging panel, and holds the lead to Penrith Panthers fullback Dylan Edwards who has also made a red-hot start to the season after a disappointing 2025 campaign.

Edwards managed 18 votes on the weekend, and is now five votes behind Boyd, while it's 12 votes to the chasing pack, led by Thomas Jenkins, Jackson Ford and Sua Fa'alogo.

Four players - Canterbury Bulldogs fullback Connor Tracey, South Sydney Rabbitohs counterpart Jye Gray, Parramatta Eels hooker Tallyn Da Silva and North Queensland Cowboys fullback Scott Drinkwater, who at one point wasn't going to play against the Gold Coast Titans - all managed perfect scores in Round 3, with the quartet all registering their first votes of the campaign.

In the other games, Penrith fullback Dylan Edwards and winger Thomas Jenkins, Melbourne Storm second-rower Joe Chan and Brisbane Broncos counterpart Jordan Riki, Boyd and Warriors forward Jackson Ford, and Dolphins duo Jake Averillo and Kulikeu Finefeuiaki were voted best on ground by at least one judge.

As a reminder of how this works, our panel, comprising Zero Tackle founder Matt Clements, journalist Leo Twemlow, and writer Dan Nichols, alongside myself as editor, will cast votes on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis from each game of the premiership season.

Here are the Round 3 votes.

 2026-03-19T09:00:00Z 
Bulldogs WON BY 4 POINTS
GIO Stadium
CBR   
10
FT
14
   CAN
   Crowd: 13,723
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
  Matt Clements Scott Pryde Dan Nichols Leo Twemlow
5 Connor Tracey Connor Tracey Connor Tracey Connor Tracey
4 Savelio Tamale Savelio Tamale Savelio Tamale Hudson Young
3 Kaeo Weekes Stephen Crichton Stephen Crichton Savelio Tamale
2 Jacob Preston Kaeo Weekes Kaeo Weekes Jacob Preston
1 Hudson Young Jacob Preston Hudson Young Matt Burton

 

 2026-03-20T07:00:00Z 
Panthers WON BY 36 POINTS
Allianz Stadium
SYD   
4
FT
40
   PEN
   Crowd: 22,128
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
  Matt Clements Scott Pryde Dan Nichols Leo Twemlow
5 Thomas Jenkins Dylan Edwards Dylan Edwards Thomas Jenkins
4 Dylan Edwards Thomas Jenkins Thomas Jenkins Dylan Edwards
3 Nathan Cleary Nathan Cleary Liam Martin Nathan Cleary
2 Brian To'o Liam Martin Brian To'o Brian To'o
1 Paul Alamoti Paul Alamoti Nathan Cleary Paul Alamoti
 2026-03-20T09:00:00Z 
Broncos WON BY 4 POINTS
AAMI Park
MEL   
14
FT
18
   BRI
   Crowd: 28,245
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
  Matt Clements Scott Pryde Dan Nichols Leo Twemlow
5 Joe Chan Joe Chan Joe Chan Jordan Riki
4 Kotoni Staggs Payne Haas Jordan Riki Joe Chan
3 Payne Haas Kotoni Staggs Jahrome Hughes Payne Haas
2 Jahrome Hughes Sua Fa'alogo Kotoni Staggs Jahrome Hughes
1 Jordan Riki Jahrome Hughes Sua Fa'alogo Sua Fa'alogo

 

 2026-03-21T04:00:00Z 
Warriors WON BY 26 POINTS
McDonald Jones
NEW   
12
FT
38
   NZW
   Crowd: 21,682
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
  Matt Clements Scott Pryde Dan Nichols Leo Twemlow
5 Jackson Ford Tanah Boyd Tanah Boyd Tanah Boyd
4 Tanah Boyd Jackson Ford Jackson Ford Jackson Ford
3 Taine Tuaupiki Taine Tuaupiki Taine Tuaupiki James Fisher-Harris
2 Erin Clark James Fisher-Harris Erin Clark Erin Clark
1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck Mitchell Barnett Mitchell Barnett Taine Tuaupiki

 

 2026-03-21T06:30:00Z 
Dolphins WON BY 28 POINTS
Ocean Protect Stadium
CRO   
10
FT
38
   DOL
   Crowd: 11,096
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
  Matt Clements Scott Pryde Dan Nichols Leo Twemlow
5 Jake Averillo Kulikefu Finefeuiaki Jake Averillo Jake Averillo
4 Herbie Farnworth Jake Averillo Kulikefu Finefeuiaki Isaiya Katoa
3 Kulikefu Finefeuiaki Herbie Farnworth Morgan Knowles Morgan Knowles
2 Jamayne Isaako Isaiya Katoa Herbie Farnworth Jamayne Isaako
1 Isaiya Katoa Morgan Knowles Isaiya Katoa Selwyn Cobbo

 

 2026-03-21T08:30:00Z 
Rabbitohs WON BY 4 POINTS
Polytec Stadium
SOU   
20
FT
16
   WST
   Crowd: 19,940
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
  Matt Clements Scott Pryde Dan Nichols Leo Twemlow
5 Jye Gray Jye Gray Jye Gray Jye Gray
4 Latrell Mitchell Latrell Mitchell Latrell Mitchell Latrell Mitchell
3 Alex Twal Keaon Koloamatangi Jarome Luai Keaon Koloamatangi
2 Keaon Koloamatangi Alex Twal Alex Twal Alex Twal
1 Jarome Luai Jarome Luai Keaon Koloamatangi Cody Walker
 2026-03-22T05:05:00Z 
Eels WON BY 10 POINTS
CommBank Stadium
PAR   
30
FT
20
   STI
   Crowd: 25,573
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
  Matt Clements Scott Pryde Dan Nichols Leo Twemlow
5 Tallyn Da Silva Tallyn Da Silva Tallyn Da Silva Tallyn Da Silva
4 Jaydn Su'A Jaydn Su'A Jaydn Su'A Jaydn Su'A
3 Bailey Simonsson Mitchell Moses Bailey Simonsson Mitchell Moses
2 Jack Williams Jonah Pezet Mitchell Moses Jonah Pezet
1 Mitchell Moses Jack Williams Sam Tuivaiti Isaiah Iongi

 

 2026-03-22T07:15:00Z 
Cowboys WON BY 14 POINTS
QLD Country Bank
NQL   
30
FT
16
   GLD
   Crowd: 16,999
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
  Matt Clements Scott Pryde Dan Nichols Leo Twemlow
5 Scott Drinkwater Scott Drinkwater Scott Drinkwater Scott Drinkwater
4 Jaxon Purdue Jayden Campbell Jaxon Purdue Jayden Campbell
3 Jayden Campbell Jaxon Purdue Murray Taulagi Jaxon Purdue
2 Jason Taumalolo Murray Taulagi Jake Clifford Murray Taulagi
1 Murray Taulagi Jason Taumalolo Jayden Campbell Jason Taumalolo

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