Team of the Week: Gun poised to ‘set finals alight’ after bashing Broncos
The Warriors bashed the sorry Broncos into submission in round 24, and one star in particular looks set for a huge NRL finals campaign. See who made The Mole’s Team of the Week.
1. Matt Dufty (Rabbitohs): Undoubtedly the bargain buy of the season, coming back from the UK to play NSW Cup before winning a spot in the top grade. Starred against the Bulldogs with a try and 300 run metres.
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2. Jamayne Isaako (Dolphins): Brought up 1000 career points in fine style, running for nearly 300 metres and scoring a try as well as having a hand in a couple of others as the Phins shut out Manly 22-0 at Brookvale on Friday night.
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3. Leka Halasima (Warriors): Big, fast and mobile, he has made the move from second row to centre with ease and gave the Broncos all sorts of problems on Saturday night.
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4. Fletcher Hunt (Knights): The Newcastle backline is as fast as any in the league, and this bloke is loving it, scoring a try and setting up another in the win over the Titans that sealed his team’s spot in the finals.
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5. Josh Addo-Carr (Eels): Ended a 10-game try drought, made two line breaks and ran for 150 metres as the Eels scored a fine upset win over the Cowboys in an entertaining clash at Parramatta on Saturday night.
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6. Daly Cherry-Evans (Roosters): Only weeks after the decision was made that he would not play for the Roosters in 2027, the veteran five-eighth came up with a masterclass against the Panthers, scoring both his team’s tries.
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7. Mitchell Moses (Eels): Steered the young Parra team to a big upset win over the Cowboys on Saturday night. Plenty didn’t like the way he did it with that controversial final penalty, but it proved the difference.
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8. Naufahu Whyte (Roosters): Again outstanding up front, leading the way in a brutal forward encounter with the highly-regarded Panthers pack, running for nearly 200 metres. Fast becoming the best prop in the game on form.
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9. Tallyn Da Silva (Eels): Parra’s top try scorer this season - no mean feat for a hooker - bagged two more and gave great service out of dummy half in the upset win over the Cowboys on Saturday night.
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10. Joseph Tapine (Raiders): A real captain’s knock in the upset win over Cronulla at Shark Park on Saturday afternoon, scoring the try that ultimately won the game and producing an awesome workrate on and off the football.
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