It was a stormy affair, with two red cards and five yellows.
Here's how the players rated.
Leeds Rhinos
16 Richie Myler: Terrific effort, two tries, involved in three more and marshalled the defence. Finger injury a concern though 9
24 Luke Briscoe: No attacking opportunities, but very good defensively 8
4 Konrad Hurrell: Failed early head injury assessment - not surprisingly 5
2 Tom Briscoe: Settling in well at centre, scored one try, set up a couple and, crucially, prevented one for Salford 8
27 Jack Broadbent: Scored two tries in a good all-round effort 8
9 Kruise Leeming: Backed up to play the full 80 out of position and was very good, one loose pass apart 8
7 Luke Gale: Yellow card could prove costly, but some good moments on attack 7
8 Mikolaj Oledzki: Huge effort backing up 8
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14 Brad Dwyer: A couple of wrong options, but very lively in Rhinos’ attack 7
10 Matt Prior: Big effort and came up with a moment of class for Leeming’s try 8
11 Alex Mellor: Excellent attacking effort, particularly in the first half 8
12 Rhyse Martin: Is beginning to find his form and landed some good goals from difficult angles 7
20 Bodene Thompson: Early dismissal 4
Subs
25 James Donaldson: Hard worker, as ever 7
31 Morgan Gannon: Short stint late in the game 6
18 Tom Holroyd: Looked the part in his first game of the year, very promising 8
19 King Vuniyayawa: Had a good game, ran hard and some nice touches 8
Salford Red Devils
6 Tui Lolohea 8
1 Morgan Escare 8
5 Joe Burgess 5
24 Matt Costello 5
22 Rhys Williams 5
29 Dec Patton 5
18 Chris Atkin 6
8 Lee Mossop 3
9 Andy Ackers 5
26 Jack Wells 5
20 Harvey Livett 7
15 Ollie Roberts 5
13 Elijah Taylor 7
Subs
25 Jack Ormondroyd 6
17 Josh Johnson 6
11 Ryan Lannon 5
27 Sam Luckley 4
Referee: Robert Hicks (Oldham) 7
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