Ethan Sanders, Jackson Ford, Braydon Trindall, and Kalyn Ponga lead Dally M Medal race after strong performances.
Raiders rookie Ethan Sanders, Warriors workhorse Jackson Ford, Sharks playmaker Braydon Trindall and 2023 Dally M Medal winner Kalyn Ponga are setting the early pace in the race for the game's most prestigious individual honour.
Ponga set the standard with a superb display in the Knights' win over the Cowboys in Las Vegas before Ford, Trindall and Sanders produced outstanding performances to also collect the full six votes on offer.
Ford was mammoth for the Warriors with 218 metres from 22 runs while Trindall scored two tries and laid on four more in Cronulla's 50-10 thumping of the Titans.
Playing just his fifth NRL game, Sanders then stepped up to nail a match-winning field goal in golden point as the Raiders edged Manly 29-28 in a thriller at 4 Pines Park.