Leeds Rhinos 50 Salford Red Devils 12: Peter Smith’s player ratings

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Leeds Rhinos chalked up half a century of points for the third time this season with an impressive 50-12 victory over Salford Red Devils yesterday. Here’s how our man Peter Smith rated the players’ performances.

LEEDS RHINOS

16 Richie Myler: Caught out positionally once, but had a fine game on attack 8/10

2 Tom Briscoe: Ran the ball strongly from inside Leeds’ half 7/10

Leeds Rhinos' Luke Gale celebrates scoring against Salford. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.Leeds Rhinos' Luke Gale celebrates scoring against Salford. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.
Leeds Rhinos' Luke Gale celebrates scoring against Salford. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

3 Harry Newman: Worked hard before late injury scare 6/10

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15 Liam Sutcliffe: Looked at home in the left-centre, setting up two tries 8/10

5 Ash Handley: Terrific hat-trick on his return to the left-wing 8/10

6 Rob Lui: Try saver, creator and scorer 8/10

Leeds Rhinos' Richard Myler scores his second try against Salford. Mike Egerton/PA Wire.Leeds Rhinos' Richard Myler scores his second try against Salford. Mike Egerton/PA Wire.
Leeds Rhinos' Richard Myler scores his second try against Salford. Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

7 Luke Gale: Highly influential and earned his try 8/10

8 Ava Seumanufagai: Ran hard on his recall 7/10

9 Kruise Leeming: His best game so far, particularly early on 8/10

19 Mikolaj Oledzki: Fine try capped a strong effort 8/10

Salford Red Devils' Sebastine Ikahihifo is tackled by Leeds Rhinos' Ava Seumanufagai, Matt Prior and Robert Lui. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.Salford Red Devils' Sebastine Ikahihifo is tackled by Leeds Rhinos' Ava Seumanufagai, Matt Prior and Robert Lui. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.
Salford Red Devils' Sebastine Ikahihifo is tackled by Leeds Rhinos' Ava Seumanufagai, Matt Prior and Robert Lui. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

20 Bodene Thompson: Looks a useful addition 7/10

12 Rhyse Martin: Strong effort with and without the ball 6/10

10 Matt Prior: Looked to be regaining form 7/10

Subs:

Leeds Rhinos' Ash Handley scores his second try against Salford. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.Leeds Rhinos' Ash Handley scores his second try against Salford. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.
Leeds Rhinos' Ash Handley scores his second try against Salford. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

14 Brad Dwyer: Provided a lift 7/10

26 Alex Sutcliffe: Added some energy 7/10

17 Adam Cuthbertson: Injury scare 6/10

28 Tom Holroyd: Errors, but ran hard 6/10

SALFORD RED DEVILS

1 Niall Evalds 8/10

Leeds Rhinos' Mikolaj Oledzki is tackled by Salford Red Devils' Gil Dudson and Luke Yates. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.Leeds Rhinos' Mikolaj Oledzki is tackled by Salford Red Devils' Gil Dudson and Luke Yates. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.
Leeds Rhinos' Mikolaj Oledzki is tackled by Salford Red Devils' Gil Dudson and Luke Yates. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

23 Ken Sio 5/10

3 Kris Welham 7/10

24 Elliot Kear 6/10

22 Rhys Williams 5/10

6 Tui Lolohea 5/10

7 Kevin Brown 6/10

14 Sebastine Ikahihifo 7/10

9 Joey Lussick 6/10

10 Gil Dudson 5/10

11 Ryan Lannon 5/10

13 Tyrone McCarthy 5/10

17 Luke Yates 5/10

Subs

12 Pauli Pauli 6/10

20 Josh Johnson 5/10

19 Mark Flanagan 6/10

18 Chris Atkin 5/10

Referee: Liam Moore (Wigan) 8/10

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