Another week of NRL action is in the books and it had something for everyone - dazzling tries, epic fightbacks, big upsets and a last-second finish to top it all off.

Here's everything you need to know from each game of another scintillating round of rugby league.

1. Roosters fail to take Penrith's lead 

Focusing on process over results is one of those pieces of generic coach-speak that we hear each and every week but, like all rugby league cliches, it becomes powerful if a team really means it. 

Penrith really mean it. They have for a long time now. The reason they're able to be without James Fisher-Harris and Nathan Cleary and totally handle the Roosters, a side many tipped to be one of their main challengers this season is in that mentality they carry into every run, every set, every half and every game over the past few seasons.

The Roosters, for all their talent, lack that same consistency from minute to minute. They have enough accomplished players on the roster to know exactly what's required if they're to make the most of their considerable potential. 

But as it stands, they're still trying to find their way. There are still lapses of concentration that cruel them, basic errors of application and execution they can't avoid. This is a team who should be able to look the Panthers in the eye without blinking but right now they're still a fair way off the pace. 

ABC Sport Player of the Year votes

3 - Dylan Edwards (Panthers)

2 - Isaah Yeo (Panthers)

1 - Sunia Turuva (Panthers)

2. Changes needed as Bulldogs fall short

Canterbury aren't exactly the most inspired attacking team in the world - despite boasting the likes of Viliame Kikau, Stephen Crichton and Matt Burton in the side, points have been hard to come by through four rounds. 

With that in mind, it's crucial the Dogs make the most of each and every attacking chance they have. In their loss to South Sydney they had enough possession and field position to win the match but a lack of polish in the attacking 20 cost them dearly. 

Drew Hutchinson joined the club from the Roosters over the summer and while he's a skilful and canny operator his lack of speed made things difficult in some of the most crucial moments of the Good Friday defeat. 

With the fresh legs of Toby Sexton waiting in the wings, a change of approach could help unlock things for Cameron Ciraldo's side. 

ABC Sport Player of the Year votes

3 - Keaon Koloamatangi (Rabbitohs)

2 - Josh Curran (Warriors)

1 - Jack Wighton (Rabbitohs)

3. Dearden's tackle for the ages

Brisbane totally dominated North Queensland on Friday night as they proved they, along with the Panthers, are a class above the competition at the moment. Cowboys coach Todd Payten lamented how his side wasn't inspired into action by Tom Dearden's cover tackle on Selwyn Cobbo and he had a point because it was one of the great defensive plays of recent years.

It had a higher degree of difficulty that Scott Sattler's legendary effort in the 2003 grand final but Sattler just sneaks home due to the magnitude of the moment.

But that might be the only tackle that has it covered - Dearden's effort can stand alongside Darren Albert's tackle on Matt Seers in 1997 and Xavier Coates chase on Dane Gagai in 2021 as one of the great effort plays of modern times. 

ABC Sport Player of the Year votes

3 - Adam Reynolds (Broncos)

2-  Pat Carrigan (Broncos)

1 - Tristan Sailor (Broncos)

4. What to do with Zac Lomax? 

The Dragons face a conundrum with Zac Lomax. The 24-year old isn't happy about playing on the wing and has been linked with an immediate release from the only NRL club he's ever known. 

But he's good at playing there. Really good. In fact, after four rounds he's been St George Illawarra's best player along with the perennially competitive Ben Hunt.

Lomax again ran for the most metres of any Dragon in their surprise win over the Sea Eagles which was a performance built on toughness, grit and desire - qualities Lomax has been accused of lacking in the past but ones he's shown in spades this season.

The Dragons and Lomax are expected to scrum down over his future this week. What happens next is still up in the air but Lomax has proven through four rounds he has the talent to be an elite outside back in the NRL - whether at St George Illawarra or somewhere else. 

ABC Sport Player of the Year votes

3 - Ben Hunt (Dragons)

2 -  Jack Bird (Dragons)

1 - Jacob Liddle (Dragons)

5. Jesse Bromwich winds back the clock

There was a time when Jesse Bromwich had a fair case to being the best front-rower in the world. It might have been a while ago - Bromwich is the fourth oldest player in the league this year and will retire at season's end - but the 34-year old was a terror in his day.

He was never supposed to be that for the Dolphins. Bromwich, the club's inaugural skipper, was recruited for his leadership skills and his ability to mentor the club's younger forwards as much as he was signed for his playing ability.