Kiwileaguecentral.com is celebrating the 50 best New Zealand league players on the planet right now, with the release of our annual NZ Top 50. Spots 10-1 contain the premier New Zealand players of 2017, who excelled across a gruelling club season. * Note this list is based on Kiwi-eligible players who haven’t represented another tier-one […]
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Top 50 NZ players of 2017: 30-21
Kiwileaguecentral.com is celebrating the 50 best New Zealand league players on the planet right now, with the release of our annual NZ Top 50. Spots 30-21 contain a couple of New Zealand’s best backs, bookend beasts and arguably the most underrated Kiwi in the game. * Note this list is based on Kiwi-eligible players who […]
Top 50 NZ players of 2017: 40-31
Kiwileaguecentral.com is celebrating the 50 best New Zealand league players on the planet right now, with the release of our annual NZ Top 50. Players 31-40 include a former Kiwi captain, a handful of dynamic backs along with some next generation forwards who have come of age in 2017. * Note this list is based […]
Top 50 NZ players of 2017: 50-41
Kiwileaguecentral.com is celebrating the 50 best New Zealand league players on the planet right now, with the release of our annual NZ Top 50. In this instalment we feature a handful of current Kiwi internationals, an up-and-coming unit and a forward who has grabbed his second chance with both hands. 50 – Zane Tetevano One […]
Fans’ choice: 2017 NZ Team of the Year
All through the 2017 NRL season our fans voted for the best Kiwi players at the conclusion of every round. We crunched the numbers and put together the highest ranking players to make the 2017 kiwileaguecentral.com NZ Team of the Year. 1: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2: Jordan Rapana 3: David Fusitu’a 4: Konrad Hurrell 5: Jason […]
Taumalolo voted fans’ choice
Powerhouse Kiwi forward Jason Taumalolo was the runaway winner of the 2017 Kiwileaguecentral.com NZ Player of Year award, as voted by our fans over the 26 Rounds of the NRL season. The Otahuhu Leopards junior was selected as one of the top four Kiwi performers in 16 out of a possible 22 weeks, claiming top […]
NZ Player of the Week – Rd 26
Each week fans on our social media accounts vote for their NZ Player of the Round, with a running leaderboard which decides the 2017 kiwileaguecentral.com NZ Player of the Year. Round 26 NZ Player of Week points: Jason Taumalolo – 4 points Jason Nightingale – 3 points Kodi Nikorima – 2 points Manu Ma’u – […]
PLAYER RATINGS: Fox Memorial Premiership Grand Final
The Glenora Bears won the Fox Memorial Premiership with an emphatic 26-0 victory over the Pt Chevalier Pirates on Saturday. Here’s how we rated each of the players who took the field. Glenora Bears 1 Polima Siaki Handled just about everything thrown at him. Cleaned up nicely as the rain came down in the second […]
NZ Player of the Week – Rd 25
Each week fans on our social media accounts vote for their NZ Player of the Round, with a running leaderboard which decides the 2017 kiwileaguecentral.com NZ Player of the Year. Round 25 NZ Player of Week points: Jordan Rapana – 4 points David Fusitu’a – 3 points Simon Mannering – 2 points Martin Taupau – […]
