Jackson Hastings cuts gap on Blake Austin in Man of Steel rankings
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Salford star Jackson Hastings is chasing Steve Prescott Man of Steel leader Blake Austin at the top of the leaderboard.
A member of the Man of Steel panel will watch each Super League game in 2019 and award points to three standout players: three points for their man of the match, two points for the runner-up, and one point for their third-ranked player.
The scores will be made public every week,until Round 22 in mid-July. After that, the poll will be hidden until the awards dinner in October.
Super League round 19’s Man of Steel points winners:
London Broncos v Hull KR:
Jordan Abdull (3), Morgan Smith (2), Kieran Dixon (1).
Huddersfield Giants v Wigan Warriors:
Sean O’Loughlin (3), Zak Hardaker (2), George Williams (1).
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos:
Tommy Makinson (3), Jonny Lomax (2), Lachlan Coote (1).
Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity:
Daryl Clark (3), Josh Charnley (2), Blake Austin (1).
Salford Red Devils v Castleford Tigers:
Jackson Hastings (3), Robert Lui (2), Krisnan Inu (1).
Catalans Dragons v Hull FC:
Josh Griffin (3), Jake Connor (2), Samisoni Langi (1).
Top 10 leaderboard:
1 Blake Austin (25)
2 Jackson Hastings (21)
3 David Fifita (18)
4 Liam Watts (17)
5 Stefan Ratchford (15)
6 Daryl Clark (15)
7 Lachlan Coote (15)
8 Albert Kelly (14)
9 James Roby (14)
10 Jordan Abdull (14)
= Marc Sneyd (14)
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