Tedesco makes mark as Hammer scores 20: Zero Tackle’s NRL MVP, Round 6

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow was one of only two players to score a perfect 20 votes during Round 6 of the 2025 NRL season in Zero Tackle's NRL MVP race.

The Hammer was joined by Xavier Coates in the unanimous department as our four judges had differing views of the games across the course of the weekend.

Valentine Holmes, Kyle Flanagan, James Tedesco, Billy Smith, Sam Stonestreet, William Kennedy, Reece Robson, Jason Taumalolo, Jaxon Purdue, Joseph Tapine, Ethan Strange, Jahream Bula and Lachaln Galvin were the other players voted as best on ground by at least one judge.

None of that has been able to change the top of the leaderboard though, where Terrell May has surged back into the lead on the end of an impressive 15 votes for his effort in the Tigers' dismantling of the Newcastle Knights.

He takes the lead back from Jye Gray who remains in second spot after managing eight votes during South Sydney's loss to the North Queensland Cowboys, while 19 votes for James Tedesco has enabled him to jump up the leaderboard into third spot, albeit 18 votes off the pace set by May.

During every round of the 2025 NRL season, four judges from Zero Tackle's team (founder Matt Clements, writers Ethan Lee Chalk and Dan Nichols, and myself as editor), will assign votes on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis for every game during the season, with results to be published each week here on Zero Tackle.

Without any further ado, here are the votes from Round 6.

	Matt Clements	Scott Pryde	Dan Nichols	Ethan Lee Chalk
5	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
4	Jake Averillo	Isaiya Katoa	Isaiya Katoa	Jake Averillo
3	Dylan Edwards	Jake Averillo	Jake Averillo	Herbie Farnworth
2	Isaah Yeo	Dylan Edwards	Dylan Edwards	Isaiya Katoa
1	Isaiya Katoa	Isaah Yeo	Isaah Yeo	Nathan Cleary

 

	Matt Clements	Scott Pryde	Dan Nichols	Ethan Lee Chalk
5	Valentine Holmes	Valentine Holmes	Valentine Holmes	Kyle Flanagan
4	David Fifita	David Fifita	Kyle Flanagan	Valentine Holmes
3	Moses Suli	Moses Suli	David Fifita	David Fifita
2	Christian Tuipulotu	Kyle Flanagan	Moses Suli	Moses Suli
1	Kyle Flanagan	Dylan Egan	Christian Tuipulotu	Christian Tuipulotu

 

	Matt Clements	Scott Pryde	Dan Nichols	Ethan Lee Chalk
5	James Tedesco	James Tedesco	James Tedesco	Billy Smith
4	Nat Butcher	Nat Butcher	Nat Butcher	James Tedesco
3	Billy Smith	Billy Smith	Connor Watson	Connor Watson
2	Angus Crichton	Connor Watson	Billy Smith	Nat Butcher
1	Payne Haas	Angus Crichton	Patrick Carrigan	Hugo Savala

 

	Matt Clements	Scott Pryde	Dan Nichols	Ethan Lee Chalk
5	Sam Stonestreet	William Kennedy	William Kennedy	William Kennedy
4	Blayke Brailey	Thomas Hazelton	Teig Wilton	Braydon Trindall
3	Thomas Hazelton	Blayke Brailey	Sam Stonestreet	Blayke Brailey
2	William Kennedy	Lehi Hopoate	Lehi Hopoate	Sam Stonestreet
1	Lehi Hopoate	Sam Stonestreet	Thomas Hazelton	Nicho Hynes

 

	Matt Clements	Scott Pryde	Dan Nichols	Ethan Lee Chalk
5	Reece Robson	Reece Robson	Jason Taumalolo	Jaxon Purdue
4	Scott Drinkwater	Scott Drinkwater	Scott Drinkwater	Jason Taumalolo
3	Jaxon Purdue	Jaxon Purdue	Jye Gray	Jye Gray
2	Jason Taumalolo	Jason Taumalolo	Jaxon Purdue	Scott Drinkwater
1	Jye Gray	Jye Gray	Reece Robson	Latrell Mitchell

 

	Matt Clements	Scott Pryde	Dan Nichols	Ethan Lee Chalk
5	Joseph Tapine	Joseph Tapine	Joseph Tapine	Ethan Strange
4	Hudson Young	Hudson Young	Hudson Young	Joseph Tapine
3	Ethan Strange	Corey Horsburgh	Ethan Strange	Hudson Young
2	Corey Horsburgh	Ethan Strange	Sebastian Kris	Corey Horsburgh
1	Sebastian Kris	Sebastian Kris	Corey Horsburgh	Kaeo Weekes

 

	Matt Clements	Scott Pryde	Dan Nichols	Ethan Lee Chalk
5	Xavier Coates	Xavier Coates	Xavier Coates	Xavier Coates
4	Ryan Papenhuyzen	Harry Grant	Ryan Papenhuyzen	Ryan Papenhuyzen
3	Harry Grant	Ryan Papenhuyzen	Harry Grant	Harry Grant
2	Josh King	Josh King	Cameron Munster	Josh King
1	Jack Howarth	Jack Howarth	Eliesa Katoa	Cameron Munster

 

	Matt Clements	Scott Pryde	Dan Nichols	Ethan Lee Chalk
5	Jahream Bula	Jahream Bula	Lachlan Galvin	Jahream Bula
4	Terrell May	Terrell May	Jahream Bula	Terrell May
3	Lachlan Galvin	Lachlan Galvin	Terrell May	Fonua Pole
2	Fonua Pole	Fonua Pole	Fonua Pole	Starford To'a
1	Starford To'a	Jarome Luai	Jarome Luai	Lachlan Galvin

 

Top Ten

RANK		PLAYER	LAST ROUND	TOTAL
1		Terrell May	15	84
2		Jye Gray	8	79
3		James Tedesco	19	66
4		Clinton Gutherson	0	57
5		Payne Haas	1	56
6		Connor Tracey	0	51
6		Ryan Papenhuyzen	15	51
8		Patrick Carrigan	1	50
9		Hudson Young	15	49
10		Cameron Munster	3	47

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