Canberra Raiders News

James Tedesco's 16-vote performance extends his NRL MVP lead, while Joseph Tapine enters the top ten.

Zero Tackle

Sydney Roosters star fullback James Tedesco has used a 16-vote performance in Round 16 to further extend his lead at the top of Zero Tackle's NRL MVP.

The fullback's performance pushed him another nine votes ahead of Terrell May, with the Wests Tigers prop clinging onto second, but now a distant 26 votes behind Tedesco.

Canberra forward Joseph Tapine was another bigger mover, sneaking into the bottom of the top ten after a 16-vote performance.

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Canberra Raiders captain Joe Tapine earns consistent praise, competing with top props like Haas and Fonua-Blake.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders captain Joe Tapine is earning praise every time he sets foot on the footy field this year, and while he has been called the best prop in the game before, we broke down the tape that highlight why he's on a different level this season.

Tapine has some stiff competition for the honour of the NRL's best prop with the likes of Brisbane's Payne Haas and Cronulla's Addin Fonua-Blake also in that conversation.

On statistical output alone those players do out-rank Tapine, yet time and again this season, rugby league experts, rival players, and teammates at club and international level all praise the Raiders skipper as a consistent...

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Manly's coach plans player changes after Round 15 loss; teams face selection challenges ahead.

Fox League

Manly coach Anthony Seibold is expected to swing the axe after a disappointing loss in Round 15 with a host of players being dropped and a positional switch for Tom Trbojevic all but locked in.

Star five-eighths Dylan Brown and Cody Walker are scheduled to return, while the Dolphins, Knights and Warriors will need to replace key players.

Michael Maguire is facing a selection headache of the good kind with veteran playmaker Ben Hunt due back from a hamstring injury, while all eyes will be on Lachlan Galvin and how he fits into the Bulldogs' 17 with Matt Burton back from Origin duties.

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