Tackle of the Week: Round 20 - King Gutho crowned the champ
With the Eels' top-four spot under siege from a committed Tigers outfit it was skipper Clint Gutherson who pulled off a classic trysaver on Luke Garner to ensure Parra won the game and got the finals double chance.
Gutherson's tackle on Luke Garner has come out on top in Youi Tackle of the Week voting, staving off Euan Aitken's bell-ringer on the Storm's Ryan Papenhuyzen.
Warrior Adam Pompey and Bulldog Brandon Wakeham were also strong contenders for tackle of the week but in the end it was Gutherson taking the prize.
What is the Youi Tackle of the Week?
With such a banquet of rugby league action on offer every single week, it’s only fitting that fans should get to have a say on who they think delivers when it comes to the big hits and tough defensive plays, across the 2020 season.
The Youi Tackle of the Week has the experts at NRL.com scouring the footage from each game of the round to offer up 4 nominations for you, the fans, to vote on.
Get Caught Up: Round 20
What do you value more, a mid-field bone rattler or a last ditch effort try saver?
Is an epic hit to end a line break sprint better than a copybook tackle within inches of the line?
Don’t keep those thoughts to yourself. Now is your chance to make your opinion known.
At the conclusion of the round the winning nomination will be named the Youi Tackle of the Week and the results of the week’s vote will be published on NRL.com on Tuesday afternoon.
At the end of the season, the NRL.com experts will cast their eyes over the winning tackle from each round and, through careful analysis, will declare one to be the Youi Tackle of the Year for season 2020.
The winner will be presented with the Youi Tackle of the Year award at the 2020 Dally Ms where they will receive the official trophy, but more importantly, the acknowledgment from the fans.
If you’d like to have a look at the winners from previous weeks, click here.
