Warrington duo Stefan Ratchford and Blake Austin have closed the gap on St Helens captain James Roby in the Steve Prescott Man of Steel standings.
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 eight’s Man of Steel point winners:
Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers:
Brad Dwyer (3), Trent Merrin (2), Konrad Hurrell (1).
St Helens v Hull KR:
Luke Thompson (3), Lachlan Coote (2), Kane Linnett (1).
Hull FC v Warrington Wolves:
Blake Austin (3), Stefan Ratchford (2), Chris Hill (1).
Wigan Warriors v Catalans Dragons:
Joe Burgess (3), Oliver Gildart (2), George Williams (1).
London Broncos v Huddersfield Giants:
Lee Gaskell (3), Sebastine Ikahihifo (2), Alex Walker (1).
Wakefield Trinity v Salford Red Devils:
David Fifita (3), Danny Brough (2), Ryan Hampshire (1).
Top 10 leaderboard:
1 James Roby (12)
2 Stefan Ratchford (10)
3 Blake Austin (9)
4 Danny Brough (9)
5 Paul McShane (9)
6 David Fifita (7)
7 George Williams (7)
8 Jamie Shaul (7)
9 Daryl Clark (7)
10 Lee Gaskell (6)
= Liam Watts (6)
= Niall Evalds (6)
= Lachlan Coote (6)
