The 20 best TRL players named and ranked after round 5 action
RANKED: With five players from every competition named here are the 20 best male and female players after Round 5 of Toowoomba Rugby League. Find out who made the cut here.
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From flying wingers and crafty playmakers to rampaging forwards and dynamic hookers plenty of players have made their mark in the first five round of TRL action this season.
With five players selected from every division we’ve ranked the 20 most influential players so far this season.
20. Djerome Delphin
Warwick U19
The Cowboys leading try scorer with four is always a threat out wide.
19. Hayden Baker
Brothers U19
The centre has been a solid source of points for Brothers scoring 34 points for the Brethren.
Just eight of those points have come from tries.
18. Steve Buhse
Gatton U19
Leads all U19 try scorers with six and is an important part of the Gatton attack.
17. Ethan Court
Valleys U19
Court leads all points scorers in the division but has not crossed the line once – with all 48 points coming off the kicking tee.
16. Kiara Taylor
Oakey Women
The hard running prop is tough to stop with the ball in hand and has crashed over for four tries this season.
15. Emma-Lea Herridge
A dynamic centre, Herridge has four tries this season.
14. Zoe Cook
Valleys Women
A proven performer every season, Cook is an amazing goalkicking forward.
The Roosters star has kicked 22 points this season.
13. Tony Clevin
Oakey A-grade
The nifty fullback is enjoying his move to Oakey – Clevin has 40 points to his name this season.
12. Jordan O’Shea
Pittsworth A-grade
Pulling the strings in the middle of the park, O’Shea has 36 points to his name and more importantly the Danes sitting in sixth.
11. Leonard Thomas
Gatton A-grade
Thomas is the division’s third best point scorer despite starting four games off the bench this season.
The hard-running back rower has 38 points.
10. Thomas Luhrman
Gatton A-grade
Darting out of dummy half Luhrman has scored seven tries this season to lead the division.
9. Morgan Prentice
Highfields Women
Whether she is starting at fullback or off the bench, Prentice is a weapon.
All 24 of her points have come from tries this season.
8. Chontelle Orcher
Brothers Women
Statistically the best player in the women’s comp right now.
Orcher is the out and out leader with six tries and 42 points to her name
7. Jayden Capper
Pittsworth Reserves
The Danes are doing it tough sitting in eighth with two wins and two losses.
Capper has booted home 32 of his side’s 98 points.
6. Alex Lindsay
Dalby Reserves
A huge part of Dalby’s attack this season, Lindsay has five tries to his name in as many matches.
The fleet-footed winger is the second highest Reserve Grade point scorer with 38.
5. Liam Irwin
South Burnett U19
It’s been a tough season to date for the Eagles but Irwin has been a positive.
The young winger, who is the division’s second best try scorer with five, has scored 44 of his team’s 96 points so far.
4. Chris Woodbridge
Dalby A-grade
We can’t name a top anything list and not include Woodbridge.
The back-to-back Webcke Price Medal winner is having another great season for the Diehards.
So far the electrifying fullback has scored four tries and amassed 42 points.
3. Lance McGrady Dennison
Warwick Reserves
Dennison has scored as many points as Warwick have conceded this season.
The Cowboys five-eighth has tries and a total of 52 points to date.
His tally accounts for more than a third of his team’s points with fourth placed Warwick, 138 points, boosting the second best attack in the division.
2. Paul Waqauatu and Brandon Kerr
Valleys Reserves
The Roosters would be in a very different position without their flying wingers this season.
Second placed Roosters have the second worst attack in the Reserve Grade scoring 98 points in their first five games.
It would be unfair to separate Waqauatu and Kerr with the duo combining for 36 points so far.
All their points have come via the tryline with Waqauatu crossing five times to Kerr’s four.
1. Zac Alberts
Wattles Reserves
Playmakers of Alberts calibre are normally known for putting teammates over the line, but the crafty five-eighth is leading by example this season.
With nine tries in five games, Alberts is the leading tryscorer in every TRL men’s division after the first five rounds.
Proving just how important he is to his team, his nine tries account for 34 per cent of the 26 tries Wattles have scored to date.
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