Leeds Rhinos 6 Wakefield Trinity 30 - player ratings for both teams

Weary Leeds Rhinos were taken to the cleaners by revitalised Wakefield Trinity in Thursday's West Yorkshire derby, at St Helens.
On-loan Trinity winger Innes Senior is tackled by Rhinos' Cameron Smith. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.On-loan Trinity winger Innes Senior is tackled by Rhinos' Cameron Smith. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.
On-loan Trinity winger Innes Senior is tackled by Rhinos' Cameron Smith. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Inspired by full-back Max Jowitt, Trinity did most of the damage in the first half, racing into a 20-0 lead.

Rhinos fought hard after the break, but were clearly second-best.

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Here's how players on both teams rated in Trinity's 30-6 win.

Ash Handley scores Rhinos' only try. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.Ash Handley scores Rhinos' only try. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.
Ash Handley scores Rhinos' only try. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Leeds Rhinos

1 Jack Walker: One of Leeds’ best, strong returns, but couldn't stem the tide 6

24 Luke Briscoe: No chances to shine 5

26 Alex Sutcliffe: Held up early on, few opportunities after that 5

15 Liam Sutcliffe, No lack of effort, but little reward from it 5

5 Ash Handley: Lone try scorer, never gave up 6

6 Rob Lui: Looked lively early on, but tired 6

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7 Luke Gale: Better second half, but nothing quite came off 5

19 Mikolaj Oledzki: Went close once 5

9 Kruise Leeming: Never really got going 5

8 Ava Seumanufagai: Put in another big effort 6

11 Alex Mellor: Sin-bin typified a tough night 5

12 Rhyse Martin: Couple of strong early runs 6

20 Bodene Thompson: Worked hard, as ever 6

Subs

14 Brad Dwyer: Tried to raise the tempo 6

22 Cameron Smith: Struggled to make an impact 5

40 Brett Ferres: Big minutes, worked hard 5

28 Tom Holroyd: Couldn’t change the momentum 5

Wakefield Trinity

21 Max Jowitt: Excellent support play, sparkling first half hat-trick 9

40 Innes Senior: Two late tries and set up another 8

4 Reece Lyne: In terrific form, another big game 8

2 Bill Tupou: Really solid effort 7

5 Tom Johnstone: Didn’t score, but always a threat 7

6 Jacob Miller: Welcome return, kept things ticking 8

29 Ryan Hampshire: Nice distribution, some quality moments 8

8 David Fifita: Took his try well, getting back to his old self 8

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19 Jordan Crowther: Hard working contribution in relatively unfamiliar position 8

10 Tinirau Arona: Set the tone with big early stint 7

16 James Batchelor: Some strong runs and big defence 8

36 Kelepi Tanginoa: Very effective, unlucky not to score late on, 8

13 Joe Westerman: Toughened things up 7

Subs

9 Kyle Wood: Maintained the momentum when he came on 8

41 Eddie Battye: Proving a good signing, some big runs 7

18 Adam Tangata: Nothing spectacular, but solid 6

25 Brad Walker: Didn’t look out of place 6

Referee: Ben Thaler (Wakefield) 7

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