Haggerty and Palfrey named players of the week
Leigh Centurions back row Kurt Haggerty and Oldham stand-off Lewis Palfrey are the Kingstone Press Players of the Week.
Haggerty played a key role in his side’s 29-10 win at Featherstone Rovers, while Palfrey kicked eight goals out of nine in an influential display in the 48-28 win over Oxford.
Every week each coach in both Kingstone Press Championship competitions is contacted to help produce the awards.
Kingstone Press Championship Player of the Week – Kurt Haggerty (Leigh Centurions)
Leigh Centurions second row Kurt Haggerty was his side’s stand-out performance in their 29-10 at Featherstone Rovers.
Haggerty was immersed in the action throughout as Leigh continued their undefeated start to the campaign.
Centurions coach Paul Rowley said: “Kurt’s performance on Sunday came on the back of two outstanding displays in the previous two weeks.
“He came to us a little undercooked at the start of the season but his worked really hard to get up to speed.
“That culminated in his performance at Featherstone when he came up with his full bag of tricks.
“He showed the running game, handling skills and talent that everybody has seen in him season after season.”
Kingstone Press Championship One Player of the Week – Lewis Palfrey (Oldham)
Oldham stand-off Lewis Palfrey produced his “best display of the season” in his side’s 48-28 win over Oxford.
Palfrey kicked eight goals from nine attempts, as well as directing Oldham’s play with intelligence and maturity.
Oldham coach Scott Naylor said: “Lewis probably had a complete game. Defensively he was good, he organised well, kicked well, and when we got in good ball he was very clinical with his passing. It was the best game he’s had this season, without doubt.
“We’ve been working hard in training and it seems to have helped him, because he looked very relaxed and more like his old self.
“We’ve not put a complete game together so far this year, but we went close against Oxford. It was a big game and had that feel about it, but our performance was a big step in the right direction.”