AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 14: Nathan Cleary of the Panthers makes a run during the round 19 NRL match between the New Zealand Warriors and the Penrith Panthers at Mt Smart Stadium on July 14, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images)

The Zero Tackle "Team of the Week" is based predominantly on a statistical performance. This understandably has pros and cons but allows us to remove any bias or preconceptions about a player or their opponents.

Players are compared to others in their starting position across a variety of stats, with a small bonus added if their team wins that round. The player with the highest "value" is then selected in each position. Players cannot be selected out of position.

As such, the interchange players are chosen from players who start the match from the bench and are there to give an indication of the players who performed best in that role.

Team of the Week: Round 19

  1. Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
  2. Matthew Wright (Sea Eagles)
  3. James Roberts (Broncos)
  4. Solomone Kata (Warriors)
  5. Nene Macdonald (Dragons)
  6. Anthony Milford (Broncos)
  7. Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
  8. Korbin Sims (Broncos)
  9. Jake Granville (Cowboys)
  10. Aaron Woods (Wests Tigers)
  11. Kevin Proctor (Titans)
  12. Shaun Lane (Sea Eagles)
  13. Paul Gallen (Sharks)
    INTERCHANGE
  14. Jack de Belin (Dragons)
  15. Dave Taylor (Raiders)
  16. Shaun Fensom (Cowboys)
  17. Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Panthers)

Honourable Mentions: Jack Wighton (Raiders), Akuila Uate (Sea Eagles), Tautau Moga (Broncos), Tyrone May (Panthers), Ashley Taylor (Titans), Martin Taupau (Sea Eagles), Andrew McCullough (Broncos), Elliot Whitehead (Raiders), Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys)

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