Super League Man of Steel: Tie at the top at the halfway stage

There’s a tie at the top of Super League ‘s Steve Prescott Man of Steel rankings halfway through the season, with an unlikely name at the summit.

Following Round 13, the points for the Steve Prescott Man of Steel award have been dished out with some unexpected names right near the top of the table.

Here’s a comprehensive list of all the point scorers from Round 13, followed by the overall ranking over the season so far.

Super League Round 13 Man of Steel Points

St Helens v Catalans Dragons

In this top of the table clash it was St Helens that grabbed the points, coming out 24-12 victors.

The three players the panel believed to be most integral to the win were Sione Mata’utia, who was handed three points, Mark Percival who took two, and finally Jack Welsby, who remains near the top of the rankings with the final point.

Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC

Despite a late attempt at a comeback from Hull FC, Huddersfield snapped their five-game losing streak with a narrow victory.

Their halves pairing of Adam Clune and Ben Reynolds got three and two points respectively, while Jake Bibby, who scored twice, got one point.

Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors

The Challenge Cup final ‘dress rehearsal’ saw a young Wolves side narrowly defeated thanks to a first-half drop goal from Harry Smith, as the plucky hosts made it to within a point thanks to a late try from Stefan Ratchford.

Despite losing, Warrington’s Sam Powell impressed and took three points, and teammate Adam Holroyd took one. Bevan French, who produced an excellent try assist, was the only one from the winning side to take points, with two.

Hull KR v Leigh Leopards

Their excellent run of early-season form may not still be with them, but the Robins kept a resurgent Leigh Leopards to nil, despite many question marks from people about their defence this year.

As a result, they have a clean sweep of players represented in the points, with Kelepi Tanginoa getting maximum points, followed by Jez Litten and Niall Evalds.

Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers

The Tigers were hammered at Headingley, and saw themselves fall to rivals Leeds Rhinos comfortably.

Rhyse Martin excelled in both attack and defence, picked up two tries, and took three points, followed by teammates Brodie Croft and Matt Frawley.

Salford Red Devils v London Broncos

The Red Devils found it all too easy as the Broncos found themselves on the end of yet another beating, losing 34-4 at the Salford Community Stadium.

Sneyd has continued his excellent showing in the Man of Steel rankings this season with another four try assists and three points, and Tim Lafai paired his two tries with two points. Hakim Miloudi of London Broncos, who picked up their only points, took the final point.

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Super League Man of Steel overall rankings

Marc Sneyd remains at the top, but despite his side’s bad start to the season, Leigh Leopards star Matt Moylan is level with him, on 15 points.

He’s been a revelation since moving to full back.

Close behind are Mikey Lewis, Matt Dufty and Nene Macdonald.

Below are the rankings of every player that has seven points or more.

1	M. Sneyd	Salford	15
1	M. Moylan	Leigh	15
3	M. Lewis	Hull KR	14
4	M. Dufty	Warrington	12
4	N. Macdonald	Salford	12
6	J. Welsby	St Helens	11
7	N. Evalds	Hull KR	10
8	K. Tanginoa	Hull KR	9
8	L. Miller	Hull KR	9
8	G. Williams	Wolves	9
11	A. Handley	Leeds	8
11	J. Nsemba	Warrington	8
13	H. Smith	Warrington	7
13	J. Thewlis	Wolves	7
13	B. Croft	Leeds	7
13	T. Hoy	Castleford	7
13	T. Davies	Catalans	7
13	A. Mourgue	Catalans	7
13	T. Lafai	Salford	7