Leeds Rhinos 13 Huddersfield Giants 12 - how players from both teams rated

Leeds Rhinos pulled off another great escape when they hit back from 10-0 down to beat Huddersfield Giants 13-12.
Star man James Donaldson. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.Star man James Donaldson. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.
Star man James Donaldson. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.

It was a see-saw performance from Rhinos who were outplayed in the first half, but dominated after the break.

Here's how The Yorkshire Evening Post rated players from both teams.

Leeds Rhinos

16 Richie Myler: Outstanding late tackled save the day 7

2 Tom Briscoe: Scored an important try 6

3 Harry Newman: Tried hard, one good run 6

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15 Liam Sutcliffe: Defended strongly, but limited chances on attack 6

5 Ash Handley: Unlucky with disallowed try but no other opportunities 6

6 Rob Lui: Anonymous in first-half, but much better after the break 6

7 Luke Gale: Better second half and proved the match winner, again 6

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8 Ava Seumanufagai: Not injured, but went off early and didn’t return 5

9 Kruise Leeming: Limited time and impact 5

17 Adam Cuthbertson: Unexpected call up, worked hard 6

20 Bodene Thompson: Strong effort, his best so far for Rhinos 7

26 Alex Sutcliffe: More than held his own 6

19 Mikolaj Oledzk: Good spells early and late 7

Subs

14 Brad Dwyer: Introduction helped turn the tide 8

40 Brett Ferres: Hadn’t played for six months, but had a real dig 7

25 James Donaldson: Set the tone after half-time, outstanding following six weeks off with fractured back 8

4 Konrad Hurrell: Good impact, including reviving try 6

Huddersfield Giants

1 Ashton Golding 7

2 Jermaine McGillvary 6

21 Leroy Cudjoe 6

3 Jake Wardle 6

5 Darnell McIntosh 6

23 Oliver Russell 7

7 Aidan Sezer 8

14 Matty English 7

9 Adam O’Brien 6

13 Michael Lawrence 6

11 Kenny Edwards 6

12 Joe Wardle 6

34 Chris McQueen 6

Subs

22 Tom Holmes 7

26 Sam Hewitt 6

15 Oliver Wilson 6

8 James Gavet 5

Referee: Scott Mikalauskas (Leigh) 6

Replaced by James Child (Dewsbury) 6