Clint Gutherson and Keaon Koloamatangi have both shut the gap to the top five in Zero Tackle's NRL MVP race for 2025 on the back of perfect performances during Round 11.
The duo were two of five players to put together perfect games, with all four judges awarding them maximum points. The Dragons fullback and South Sydney Rabbitohs forward were joined by returning Parramatta Eels winger Zac Lomax, Cronulla Sharks prop Addin Fonua-Blake and Canberra Raiders fullback Kaeo Weekes.
Elsewhere, all of Mark Nawaqanitawase, Max King, Matt Burton, Herbie Farnworth, Mitchell Barnett, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Luke Metcalf, Jason Saab, Lehi Hopoate and Tolutau Koula were handed maximum votes by at least one judge.
Terrell May is still holding the lead, albeit by less votes than last week. He managed just seven in Round 11, while his nearest rivals Payne Haas and James Tedesco managed ten and eight respectively.
May missing out on the State of Origin window however means he, along with Tedesco, may open their gap in the coming weeks. Hudson Young sits fourth not all that far off the pace, then it's a significant gap to a logjam, with William Kennedy fifth, ahead of Gutherson, Koloamatangi and names like Jye Gray, Connor Tracey and Cameron Munster who round out the top ten.
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 11.
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Zac Lomax | Zac Lomax | Zac Lomax | Zac Lomax |
| 4 | Will Penisini | Will Penisini | Will Penisini | Mitchell Moses |
| 3 | Jack Williams | Mitchell Moses | Jack Williams | Jack Williams |
| 2 | Mitchell Moses | Jack Williams | Dylan Brown | Will Penisini |
| 1 | Dylan Brown | Dylan Brown | Mitchell Moses | Dylan Brown |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Mark Nawaqanitawase | Max King | Max King | Matt Burton |
| 4 | Max King | Mark Nawaqanitawase | Mark Nawaqanitawase | Mark Nawaqanitawase |
| 3 | James Tedesco | James Tedesco | Lipoi Hopoi | Viliame Kikau |
| 2 | Viliame Kikau | Jacob Kiraz | James Tedesco | Lipoi Hopoi |
| 1 | Angus Crichton | Viliame Kikau | Jacob Kiraz | Max King |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Herbie Farnworth | Mitchell Barnett | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Luke Metcalf |
| 4 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Mitchell Barnett | Herbie Farnworth |
| 3 | Mitchell Barnett | Herbie Farnworth | Herbie Farnworth | Erin Clark |
| 2 | Luke Metcalf | Erin Clark | Kulikefu Finefeuiaki | Mitchell Barnett |
| 1 | Erin Clark | Kulikefu Finefeuiaki | Luke Metcalf | Kulikefu Finefeuiaki |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Lehi Hopoate | Tolutau Koula | Tolutau Koula | Jason Saab |
| 4 | Ben Trbojevic | Lehi Hopoate | Lehi Hopoate | Lehi Hopoate |
| 3 | Tolutau Koula | Jason Saab | Jason Saab | Tom Dearden |
| 2 | Jason Saab | Ben Trbojevic | Viliami Vailea | Ben Trbojevic |
| 1 | Viliami Vailea | Tom Dearden | Tom Dearden | Daly Cherry-Evans |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Addin Fonua-Blake | Addin Fonua-Blake | Addin Fonua-Blake | Addin Fonua-Blake |
| 4 | Ronaldo Mulitalo | Blayke Brailey | Blayke Brailey | Blayke Brailey |
| 3 | Xavier Coates | Ronaldo Mulitalo | Xavier Coates | Ronaldo Mulitalo |
| 2 | Siosifa Talakai | Xavier Coates | Ronaldo Mulitalo | Xavier Coates |
| 1 | Cameron Munster | Nelson Asofa-Solomona | Nelson Asofa-Solomona | Cameron Munster |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Clinton Gutherson | Clinton Gutherson | Clinton Gutherson | Clinton Gutherson |
| 4 | Ezra Mam | Jacob Liddle | Ezra Mam | Ezra Mam |
| 3 | Payne Haas | Ezra Mam | Payne Haas | Damien Cook |
| 2 | Jacob Liddle | Payne Haas | Patrick Carrigan | Payne Haas |
| 1 | Damien Cook | Valentine Holmes | Jacob Liddle | Jesse Arthars |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Kaeo Weekes | Kaeo Weekes | Kaeo Weekes | Kaeo Weekes |
| 4 | Xavier Savage | Xavier Savage | Xavier Savage | Xavier Savage |
| 3 | Hudson Young | Hudson Young | Hudson Young | Matthew Timoko |
| 2 | Zac Hosking | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | Ethan Strange | Hudson Young |
| 1 | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | Zac Hosking | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | Savelio Tamale |
| Matt Clements | Scott Pryde | Dan Nichols | Ethan Lee Chalk | |
| 5 | Keaon Koloamatangi | Keaon Koloamatangi | Keaon Koloamatangi | Keaon Koloamatangi |
| 4 | Apisai Koroisau | Campbell Graham | Apisai Koroisau | Apisai Koroisau |
| 3 | Terrell May | Apisai Koroisau | Campbell Graham | Jahream Bula |
| 2 | Jahream Bula | Jahream Bula | Jahream Bula | Terrell May |
| 1 | Euan Aitken | Terrell May | Terrell May | Jayden Sullivan |
Top Ten
| PLAYER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell May |
7 | 127 |
| 2 | Payne Haas |
10 | 111 |
| 3 | James Tedesco |
8 | 110 |
| 4 | Hudson Young |
11 | 105 |
| 5 | William Kennedy |
0 | 86 |
| 6 | Clinton Gutherson |
20 | 85 |
| 7 | Keaon Koloamatangi |
20 | 80 |
| 8 | Jye Gray |
0 | 79 |
| 8 | Connor Tracey |
0 | 79 |
| 8 | Cameron Munster |
2 | 79 |
