Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos - how the players rated in Super League's dramatic return

Trailing 26-6 with 12 minutes left, Leeds scored four tries to take the game into extra-time before Luke Gale's drop goal won it.

Giants were the better team for most of the game, but Rhinos came good when it mattered to record a fifth successive victory.

Here's how we rated the efforts of players on both sides.

Leeds Rhinos

16 Richie Myler: Felt the effects of an early knock, but played a part in the fightback 6.

24 Luke Briscoe: Shaky at times, but terrific finish for his crucial try 6

3 Harry Newman: Caught out defensively early on, but went forward in the fightback 6

4 Konrad Hurrell: Vital tries, both quality finishes 7

5 Ash Handley: Sin-binning could’ve been costly, but never gave up 6

6 Rob Lui: Struggled to get into the game 5

7 Luke Gale: Drop goal hero, also played a big part in the fightback 8

8 Ava Seumanufagai: Seemed to be struggling 6

14 Brad Dwyer: Giants did a good job on him, but he battled away 6

19 Mikolaj Oledzki: Tried to go forward, but found it tough 6

11 Alex Mellor: Big effort against his former side, vital - if controversial - try 7

12 Rhyse Martin: Nerves of steel for his equalising conversion 7

10 Matt Prior: Took a while to get going, but effective when he did 7

Subs

17 Adam Cuthbertson: Offloading made a big difference 7

9 Kruise Leeming: Helped turn the tide 7

25 James Donaldson: Stretchered off after back injury 6

22 Cameron Smith: Impressed on attack 7

Huddersfield Giants

1 Ashton Golding 8

24 Louis Senior 7

3 Jake Wardle 7

4 Jordan Turner 7

5 Darnell McIntosh 8

6 Lee Gaskell 8

7 Aiden Sezer 7

8 James Gavet 7

9 Adam O’Brien 7

14 Matty English 7

11 Kenny Edwards 7

27 Sam Wood 6

13 Michael Lawrence 7

Subs

22 Tom Holmes 6

15 Oliver Wilson 6

10 Suaia Matagi 6

16 Aaron Murphy 6

Referee: Rob Hicks (Oldham) 7

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