Manly dominate final round, finals players stand up: NRL team of the week

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STAFF WRITER | September 8, 2021 - 10:24am

The final regular season team of the week is here! Surprise, surprise, but the form player of the competition is here again, while finals players make up the majority of the side.

1. Tom Trbojevic (Manly Sea Eagles)

Capped off one of the better regular season individual performances in years with another man of the match showing. Scored three tries, including one of the greatest solo efforts in recent seasons by beating ten Cowboys defenders to the try line.

2. Reuben Garrick (Manly Sea Eagles)

Took home an 18-point haul (one try, seven goals) to end the regular season with 304 points scored, earning the mantle of the most points scored in a regular season by an NRL player in the history of the competition.

3. Adam Keighran (Sydney Roosters)

Took home a 20-point haul against Canberra with a hat-trick of tries and four goals. Had another try disallowed early in the contest.

4. Herbie Farnworth (Brisbane Broncos)

Scored a try and set up another while also contributing 162 run metres, 13 tackles, a line-break assist and an offload.

5. Brian To'o (Penrith Panthers)

Ended the contest with a three-try-haul and once again churned out some massive yardage with a total of 243 run metres.

6. Drew Hutchison (Sydney Roosters)

Took control of an undermanned Roosters side against the Raiders in Mackay, laying on three tries, three line break assists and recording five offloads.

7. Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Sea Eagles)

Was involved in four tries against North Queensland, setting up three and scoring one himself.

8. Siosiua Taukeiaho (Sydney Roosters)

Strong in his 65-minutes on the park in Mackay against Canberra this past weekend. Ran for 224 metres with the ball-in-hand whilst also completing 36 tackles.

9. Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm)

Set up a try and recorded two line-breaks, running for 170 metres out of dummy-half.

10. Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans)

With their season on the line, Fotuaika stood up when his side needed him the most. Posted 175 run metres, 28 tackles and scored a try.

11. David Fifita (Gold Coast Titans)

Scored a double for the Gold Coast during their do or die clash against New Zealand. Strong off the bench.

12. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters)

Proved to be a danger throughout the contest on the edge for the Roosters. Scored a try, broke three tackles and contributed 179 running metres for his side.