AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 13: Nick Cotric of the Raiders makes a break during the round 23 NRL match between the New Zealand Warriors and the Canberra Raiders at Mt Smart Stadium on August 13, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/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 23

  1. Dane Gagai (Knights)
  2. Nick Cotric (Raiders)
  3. Tautau Moga (Broncos)
  4. Jarrod Croker (Raiders)
  5. Josh Mansour (Panthers)
  6. Brock Lamb (Knights)
  7. Kurt Mann (Dragons)
  8. James Tamou (Panthers)
  9. Cameron McInnes (Dragons)
  10. James Graham (Bulldogs)
  11. Joel Thompson (Dragons)
  12. Joe Stimson (Storm)
  13. Jack de Belin (Dragons)
    INTERCHANGE
  14. Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Panthers)
  15. Sauaso Sue (Wests Tigers)
  16. Angus Crichton (Rabbitohs)
  17. Tyrone May (Panthers)

Honourable Mentions: Alex Johnston (Rabbitohs), Ken Sio (Knights), Josh Dugan (Dragons), Blake Austin (Raiders), Nathan Cleary (Panthers), Paul Vaughan (Dragons), Damien Cook (Rabbitohs), Lachlan Fitzgibbon (Knights), Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys)