Salford Red Devils, Hull KR stars flying high at top of Super League’s assist charts

Salford Red Devils half-back Marc Sneyd is currently leading the way for the most assists in Super League in 2024, with 18 to his name after the first 17 rounds of the campaign.

Love Rugby League has taken a look at the top 10 assist providers in Super League so far in 2024, with this article updated regularly throughout the course of the Super League season.

Where two or more players are locked on the same number, tries scored are the determining factor for their placing on the leaderboard.

Without further ado, here are the assist kings in Super League (so far) in 2024, and unsurprisingly, they are all backs…

10. Tui Lolohea (Huddersfield), Bevan French (Wigan), Oli Leyland (London), Jacob Miller (Castleford) – 10

Four Super League aces are tied for 10th place in the assist charts having set up 10 tries apiece so far this season. Wigan Warriors’ reigning Man of Steel Bevan French is one of those, with Huddersfield Giants’ Tui Lolohea, London Broncos’ Oli Leyland & Castleford Tigers half-back Jacob Miller the other three

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9. Jake Wardle (Wigan) – 11

Wigan centre Wardle, who won the Harry Sunderland Trophy with a man of the match showing in their 2023 Grand Final triumph, has continued his form into this season and now has 11 Super League assists to his name in 2024. That tally includes three in Round 16 against Leigh Leopards.

8. Matt Moylan (Leigh) – 12

Australian ace Moylan has starred for Leigh since his arrival in the off-season, and has 12 assists to date in his debut Super League season, including one in Round 17 against Huddersfield.

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7. Jonny Lomax (St Helens) – 14

Saints skipper Lomax spent a few weeks out with a fractured hand, but has still racked up 14 assists to date this season in Super League, setting one up in their Round 17 defeat at Wigan. He has scored three league tries so far in 2024.

6. Jack Welsby (St Helens) – 14

Team-mate Welsby also has 14 assists, but is above Lomax in the standings thanks to the 12 tries he’s scored this season, with the latest of those coming in the defeat at Wigan in Round 17. Welsby has flipped his role at full-back and the halves throughout the campaign.

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5. Matt Dufty (Warrington) – 15

Aussie speedster Dufty has been one of the standout players in Super League this season. He is the top metre-maker in the competition, and is joint-second for tries, too, with 13. When you add 15 assists into the mix, he’s already got 28 try contributions in the league alone this year.

4. Brodie Croft (Leeds) – 16

Half-back Croft has been performing well in a Rhinos side which has struggled to maintain any sort of form so far this season, and has set up 16 tries in Super League, with four assists in his last five outings. The 2022 Man of Steel has four tries to his name.

3. Mikey Lewis (Hull KR) – 16

With the same number of assists but eight tries scored in Super League so far this season, KR playmaker Lewis sits above Croft on the leaderboard. The Robins academy product has recorded nine assists in his last eight league appearances.

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2. Niall Evalds (Hull KR) – 17

Evalds, who began life at KR out on the wing before moving into full-back, has enjoyed a positive first year at Craven Park so far, with 17 Super League assists for the Robins to his name already. Four of those assists came in Round 12 against London Broncos.

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1. Marc Sneyd (Salford) – 18

Salford star Sneyd has enjoyed a phenomenal 2024 season so far, and sat joint-top of the Man of Steel leaderboard as it went dark following Round 16. The half-back has produced 18 assists, including eight in his last five games.

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