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Matthew Shaw

Leeds Rhinos player ratings as Ash Handley delivers message to Shaun Wane with hat-trick

Leeds Rhinos got their season up and running with a 34-6 win over Wakefield Trinity.

Here are the player ratings

Jack Walker - 8: Probably the most encouraging performance of the night after his early-season issues. A constant running threat who caused Wakefield so many problems.

David Fusitu'a - 6.5: Score his first Leeds Rhinos try in a relatively low-key performance overall. A few poor defensive reads and was at fault for the last try.

Harry Newman - 7.5: Superb in the opening half as he bust tackles, created openings and took a try well. Unfortunately was injured early in the second half.

Liam Sutcliffe - 7.5: Was a threat every time he got the ball last week, just didn't get it enough. Saw more of it this week and created two tries as a result.

Ash Handley - 9: Superb again. His yardage is always good but his hat-trick was excellently secured. All three tries were difficult to finish but he did so wonderfully, often against the odds. A message sent to Shaun Wane.

Aidan Sezer - 7: The forwards built the platform and he did his job of making space on the edges.

Blake Austin - 7: Very similar to Sezer, did what he needed with the platform that was provided.

Mikolaj Oledzki - 8: Part of a pack that dominated Wakefield in the opening stages and effectively won the game.

Kruise Leeming - 7: Lovely 40-20 and distributed with speed. Sin binned for a high tackle.

Matt Prior - 7.5: Never has a bad game and was solid once again.

Morgan Gannon - 7.5: One of many who were poor with the ball last week but was much better this time out. Scored.

Rhyse Martin - 7: Provided obvious strike that's been lacking, and converted very well.

Zane Tetevano - 7.5: Another solid display. Consistently played well so far this season.

Brad Dwyer - 6.5: Relatively quiet night for the hooker.

Cameron Smith - 7.5: Came on and helped shift the ball around very well indeed.

Bodene Thompson - 7: Unnoticeable but does a lot of the stuff others don't want to do.

Tom Briscoe - 6: Quiet night as he didn't come on until late.

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