Jake Connor, Luke Keary, Richie Myler and Super League winners and losers so far

We’ve reached the halfway point of the Super League season and the table has already split into three distinct groups.

Out on their own at the top, Hull KR and Wigan Warriors are the two clubs pushing for the League Leaders’ Shield at this stage and they look by far and away the two best teams in the division. Just six points separate the six teams below them in the table and unless something remarkable happens, they will be the six teams battling out for a spot in the first round of the play-offs come September.

Leeds Rhinos lead the way in third and they are followed by Leigh Leopards, Hull FC, St Helens, Wakefield Trinity and eighth placed Warrington Wolves. Catalans Dragons, who are without a head coach, are in ninth with just 10 points to their name and they’re on the verge of falling into the mix with Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants and Salford Red Devils in the bottom third of the table.

With the competition taking a break for the Challenge Cup final, we thought we’d take a look at some of the winners and losers of the season so far.

Super League Winners

Jake Connor

The star man of the season so far, Jake Connor has managed to rectify his career and reputation under the stewardship of Brad Arthur. There was no doubting his talent prior to this season but under Arthur he has found the consistency and mentality he had been missing at Huddersfield Giants and he’s producing arguably some of the best stuff we have seen from him.

As it stands, he is top of the Man of Steel charts, and with 16 assists to his name, he’s managed to well and truly re-establish himself as one of the most potent players in the competition. He needs a big second half of the season if he is to win the Man of Steel, but up to now he’s been at the heart of everything Leeds have done well this season.

📸 𝗔𝗟𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘
Try 4⃣ of the season for Jake Connor, and you can see what it means 👊

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— Leeds Rhinos (@leedsrhinos) June 1, 2025

Richie Myler

Some of Myler’s recruitment decisions were questioned coming into the 2025 season, but with Hull FC sitting fifth and looking more than capable of claiming a play-off spot, he’ll be feeling pretty vindicated right now. The Black and Whites have been powered up the league by John Cartwright and their new recruits, with the likes of John Asiata, Aidan Sezer, Liam Knight and Zak Hardaker being among their top performers this season so far.

He hasn’t got everything right with Jordan Abdull and Oliver Holmes leaving the club, but his hit rate is impressive to say the least. And, with a raft of players secured for next season already including James Bell, Joe Batchelor and Harvie Hill, Hull FC are looking up.

Wakefield Trinity

Wakefield were never expected to struggle this season, but few expected them to kick on and establish themselves in the play-off mix. Daryl Powell has done a remarkable job at Belle Vue and he’s done it with a lengthy injury list throughout the campaign.

The Trin have had their tough days this season, but they’ve won seven of their opening 13 games and if they maintain that pace through the second half of the campaign, they’ll be in with a shout come September, for certain.

Jai Field

While Connor is leading the way in the Man of Steel race, it must be said that Jai Field has been quite honestly sublime in the cherry and white of Wigan Warriors. He tops the Super League try scoring charts with 15 and he has 10 assists to his name, too.

The full-back penned a new deal with the Warriors in March, tying him down for the next two years with options on another two beyond that. And, while he’s performing at such a high level, that could be the best piece of business Wigan do for some time.

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— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) May 30, 2025

Hull KR

The Robins have taken the disappointment of last year’s Grand Final defeat and built on it to create something quite special this season so far. At the time of writing, KR have lost just one game all season in all competitions and that’s enough to put them two points clear at the top of the Super League table and into the final of the Challenge Cup.

They’ve been formidable so far, cruising to win after win with their fitness, intensity, and defensive might building the platform for what could be a memorable year for Willie Peters’ side. KR are the favourites at Wembley on Saturday and winning a first trophy in 40 years could well set them up to kick on to Old Trafford once more.

Losers

Salford fans

After a turbulent off-season, Salford’s campaign started with so much hope with the completion of a takeover that supporters hoped would put the club on stable financial footing. However, what has followed has been nothing short of a nightmare with a raft of players leaving, wages being paid late and the stadium deal falling through.

Paul Rowley has had his work cut out then, that is for sure, but the head coach isn’t a miracle worker and he hasn’t been able to prevent the season from getting away from them. At the time of writing Salford are bottom having won just one league game all year. They’ve shipped more than 45 points in their last four games and right now, it’s hard to see a way in which they pick up another point.

It’s the fans who have suffered the most then and with the current ownership group in charge, optimism is in extremely short supply.

Luke Keary and Catalans

Luke Keary made headlines at the start of last month following an interview with an Australian journalist in which he slammed Super League as ‘horrendous’ and ‘near unwatchable’. It’s fair to say it didn’t go down well with Super League fans, particularly given the former NRL star’s lack of form in the competition.

That interview may well have been the beginning of the end for Steve McNamara with his side failing to win a game after that interview was published. After three successive losses, McNamara was relieved of his duties last month with Joel Tomkins taking the reins at the Stade Gilbert Brutus. In the two games the interim boss has overseen, the Dragons have conceded a total of 82 points with the last points they scored in Super League coming at Magic Weekend.

They’re sinking without a trace right now and with Hull KR and Leigh Leopards next up, it’s hard to see where their next win is coming from.

Maika Sivo

Leeds’ superstar signing was all set and ready to make his mark on Super League after making the move from Parramatta Eels over the off-season. However, his season was ended before it even started with a ruptured ACL ensuring he won’t feature for Leeds this season.

Sivo suffered the injury in a pre-season friendly against Wigan Warriors at Headingley in January and he will now have to wait until 2026 to show Super League fans what he can do.