Leagueunlimited.com player of the
year awards, round 17

Leagueunlimited?s player of the year awards has a new joint leader this week with Roosters half back Brett Finch scoring three points and jumping two places. Finch is joined by Cowboys powerhouse Paul Rauhihi who scored two points from the same match, moving up to 19 points overall.

Last year?s winner, Matt Orford is not far behind on 17 points. The Storm half back scored three points on the weekend and joins Nathan Hindmarsh (Eels) and Brett Kimmorley (Sharks).

Meanwhile Knights hooker Danny Buderus remains on 16 points with Mathew Head (Dragons), Darren Lockyer (Broncos) and Andrew Walker (Sea Eagles) all well in contention on 15 points.

The Leagueunlimited.com players of the match are decided by our live score updaters and tallied here each week on Mondays Expert?s NRL wrap.

NRL wrap round 17

STORM 66 Tries: King 2, Kidwell, MacDougall, Cronk 2, Hoffman, Turner 3, Hill Goals: Orford 11/12 defeated PANTHERS 14 Tries: Whatuira, Waterhouse, Clayton Goals: Roberts 1/3 Olympic Park Melbourne, Crowd: 9,042 Referee: Tim Mander Video Referee: Chris Ward Touch Judges: Steve Carrall, Ben Cummins Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - S Turner (Storm) 2 - M Orford (Storm) 1 - M King (Storm)

RAIDERS 32 Tries: Graham, Thompson, McLinden, Mogg, Gafa. Goals: Gafa 6/8 defeated WESTS TIGERS 24 Tries: Payten, Richards, Hodgson, O'Neill. Goals: Hodgson 4/4 Canberra Stadium, Crowd: 10,793 Referee: Shayne Hayne Video Referee: Chris Ward Touch Judges: Steve Chiddy, Jason Weinstein Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - J Croker (Raiders) 2 - A Mogg (Raiders) 1 - M Gafa (Raiders)

ROOSTERS 32 Tries: Byrne 2, Finch 2, Tupou, Webb Goals: Walker 4/7 defeated COWBOYS 22 Tries: B Bowen, Fien, Payne Goals: Hannay 5/6 ExpressAdvocate Stadium, Crowd: 16,127 Referee: Tony Archer Video Referee: Mick Stone Touch Judges: Paul Kalina, Allen Foster Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - B Finch (Roosters) 2 - P Rauhihi (Cowboys) 1 - S Webb (Roosters)

WARRIORS 20 Tries: Ropati, Toopi, Jones Goals: Martin 4/5 defeated EELS 10 Tries: Thorman, Peterson Goals: Witt 1/2 Ericsson Stadium, Crowd: 6,391 Referee: Stephen Clark Video Referee: Graeme West Touch Judges: Brendan Wood, Jeff Younis Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - R Villasanti (Warriors) 2 - C Toopi (Warriors) 1 - J Ropati (Warriors)

KNIGHTS 26 Tries: Quinn 2, K Gidley, Brown, M Gidley Goals: K Gidley 3/4 defeated by SHARKS 34 Tries: Rieck 2, Simmons, Nutley, Bird, Vagana Goals: Hilder 5/5 EnergyAustralia Stadium, Referee: Steve Lyons Video Referee: Steve Carrall Touch Judges: Paul Holland, Peter Sciberras Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - D Nutley (Sharks) 2 - K Gidley (Knights) 1 - M Hilder (Sharks)

BRONCOS 44 Tries: Hunt 4, Tallis, Frawley, Berrigan, Webb, Costigan Goals: De Vere 6/10 defeated RABBITOHS 28 Tries: Wood 2, Thompson, Sutton, Harrison Goals: Williams 4/5 Suncorp Stadium Referee: Gavin Badger Video Referee: Mick Stone Touch Judges: Matt Cecchin, David Abood Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - G Tallis (Broncos) 2 - K Hunt (Broncos) 1 - G Wood (Rabbitohs)

SEA EAGLES 32 Tries: Torrens, Stewart 2, Leuluai, Hicks, Williamson Goals: Walker 4/6 Defeated by BULLDOGS 50 Tries: Ryan 3, Utai 2, El Masri, Lolesi, Feeney Goals: El Masri 9/10 Brookvale Oval, Crowd: 12,328 Referee: Sean Hampstead Video Referee: Tim Mander Touch Judges: Pat Reynolds, Russell Turner Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: 3 - R Asotasi (Bulldogs) 2 - A Ryan (Bulldogs) 1 - B Stewart (Sea Eagles)

THE LEADER BOARD Leagueunlimited.com Player of the Year Tally

19 points B Finch (Roosters), P Rauhihi (Cowboys)

17 points N Hindmarsh (Eels), B Kimmorley (Sharks), M Orford (Storm)

16 points D Buderus (Knights)

15 points M Head (Dragons), D Lockyer (Broncos), A Walker (Sea Eagles)

14 points D Nutley (Sharks)

12 points S Price (Bulldogs), R Wiki (Raiders)

11 points K Gidley (Knights), R Kearns (Storm)

10 points B Hodgson (Tigers), A Roberts (Panthers)

9 points M O'Meley (Bulldogs), B Sherwin (Bulldogs), L Thompson (Dragons)

8 points P Campbell (Panthers), C Gower (Panthers), L Priddis (Panthers), C Schifcofske (Raiders)

7 points A Dykes (Eels), K Hunt (Broncos), A Morley (Roosters), A Ryan (Bulldogs), B Slater (Storm), M Sullivan (Sharks), G Tallis (Broncos)

6 points S Berrigan (Broncos), M Cooper (Dragons), B Fittler (Roosters), B Kennedy (Knights), M McLinden (Raiders), S Prince (Tigers), J Skandalis (Tigers), W Tonga (Bulldogs), J Williams (Rabbitohs)

5 points T Barrett (Dragons), P Civoniceva (Broncos), B Fletcher (Rabbitohs), P Gallen (Sharks), M Gasnier (Dragons), W Mason (Bulldogs), J Morris (Eels), T Puletua (Panthers), S Sattler (Tigers), S Timmins (Dragons)

4 points M Bowen (Cowboys), L Burt (Eels), R Cross (Roosters), C Fitzgibbon (Roosters), S Jones (Warriors), A Minichiello (Roosters), A Mogg (Raiders), G Morrison (Cowboys), J Thurston (Bulldogs), S Webcke (Broncos), D Young (Dragons)

3 points D Abraham (Knights), R Asotasi (Bulldogs), B Berrigan (Broncos), T Carroll (Broncos), N Catic (Roosters), M Crocker (Roosters), J Croker (Raiders), H Fa'afili (Warriors), S Faumuina (Warriors), C Flannery (Roosters), J Hannay (Cowboys), A Harrison (Rabbitohs), L Hookey (Rabbitohs), M King (Storm), W Koopu (Warriors), M Lang (Panthers), L Macdougall (Rabbitohs), T Norton (Cowboys), R O'Davis (Knights), R O'Hara (Raiders), L Patten (Bulldogs), A Payne (Cowboys), F Pritchard (Panthers), D Senter (Tigers), C Sheppard (Cowboys), C Smith (Storm), P Stephenson (Sea Eagles), B Stewart (Sea Eagles), C Toopi (Warriors), S Turner (Storm), R Villasanti (Warriors), D Widders (Eels), L Williamson (Sea Eagles)

2 points L Bailey (Dragons), M Beetham (Warriors), P Bowman (Cowboys), K Campion (Cowboys), J Cayless (Roosters), N Cayless (Eels), A Chan (Storm), L Covell (Tigers), B Creagh (Dragons), De Vere (Broncos), I Hindmarsh (Raiders), J Hodges (Roosters), L Hohaia (Warriors), B Hornby (Dragons), A Johns (Knights), B Kite (Dragons), A Laffranchi (Tigers), E Lauaki (Warriors), A Lomu (Sharks), A Macdougall (Rabbitohs), R Mears (Tigers), J Monaghan (Raiders), J Mullane (Sea Eagles), J Perry (Knights), W Peters (Rabbitohs), A Quinn (Knights), T Tahu (Knights), W Tillott (Rabbitohs), A Torrens (Sea Eagles), T Waterhouse (Panthers), A Watmough (Sea Eagles), R Wesser (Panthers)

1 point B Anasta (Bulldogs), V Anderson (Warriors), D Cooper (Storm), J Crocker (Raiders), L Davico (Raiders), S Donald (Sea Eagles), B Drew (Raiders), H El Masri (Bulldogs), N Fien (Cowboys), M Gafa (Raiders), J Galuvao (Panthers), R Girdler (Panthers), A Guttenbeil (Warriors), P Graham (Raiders), D Halatau (Tigers), C Hall (Knights), D Heckenberg (Sea Eagles), C Hicks (Sea Eagles), M Hilder (Sharks), S Hill (Storm), J Hopoate (Sea Eagles), M Hughes (Knights), S Kearney (Storm), D Kidwell (Storm), B Marshall (Tigers), W McKinnon (Eels). V Mellars (Warriors), C Parker (Broncos), J Ropati (Warriors), J Ryles (Dragons), S Simpson (Knights), C Stapleton (Eels), B Stuart (Sea Eagles), N Sweeney (Cowboys), M Tony (Broncos), A Topou (Roosters), C Walker (Roosters), B Watts (Rabbitohs), S Webb (Roosters), G Wood (Rabbitohs), A Woolnough (Knights), D Williams (Storm), SB Williams (Bulldogs), T Williams (Cowboys)