1. Joel
2. Myler
3. King

Thought Joel played really well today, took all his tries well and was very tidy in defence, he's a strong runner aswell. Should of had his hatrick really although Blythe got there first.

I had to leave with ten minutes to go, but from what I saw to give the MOM to Joel is being generous.
No one wants Joel to succeed more than me but other than a strong tackle in the first half I didn't see much of him until the 30th minute.

I thought Myler played well and looked the player that we wanted him to be last season (that said I still don't think Richie deserved to be dropped at the back end of the season)

I thought Mona's M, Richie and Matt were our best three.

1. King
2. Bridge
3. Myler

I thought Bridge was very busy today and was always a danger with ball in hand. Big Shout for Solamona putting some great tackles in and for his try.

Good Call, Bridgey did have a good game.

You lads got a good hit out today, just what both teams needed. Score somewhat flattered.

Flattered who? Our young lads were given a run out agains a top Championship side and held there own with no great issues. I think you will have a decent season again though.

Hard one MOM i thought....Solomona for me... I loved the 2 times he put left wingers clean through from the kick off with those long raking passes across the line.... King clear on the first one and Williams I think second time.. He also got through some good defensive work.

Then probably king and bridge.

In all honesty we didn't really play that well.... The scoreline certainly flattered.... Good to blow a few cobwebs away though.

I think there's a lot to be said about the gulf in class between to two sides/divisions. We won by 48 points today without playing particularly well. I think we've got a bit to go in terms of being ready for Cardiff in a few weeks time. A few passes going behind runners, runners not being where they should be, and mistimed passes. Saying that we were comfortable without having to get any further than 3rd gear. No disrespect to Leigh, it's just the way it was.

As for MOM

Myler - busy and caused problems. Did well defensively
King - Solid in defence and dangerous with ball in hand
Solomona - Monstered them.

Once again, your guys were good to watch and will be a force to be reckoned with, once the cobwebs are blown away, and understandings are developed. What I like about 'Wire' is the invention they bring to a game - especially Briers and Solomona.

Thanks for turning up in numbers yet again, and giving us the repect of selecting a powerful squad.

Good luck in 2011.

Leigh have a great stadium and the town is rugby mad, it is about time Leigh were back in Super League.
Its only then that you will be able to attract the better players that the town and investment in the stadium deserve.

Hodgson for me. How good is it to have a decent kicker on the field (no disrespect to Benny)

I'll second that.

Not too sure who my MOM was, a few players stood out for me. Solomona's passing was great as usual, and his runs made the whole stand lift. Myler played well even though he took a few strong hits. King & J. Monaghan played well, taking their tries well. McCarthy stong in defence and Craig Harvey is a great prospect for the future.

After a slow start we picked up and played quite well even though there were a lot of errors. Full credit to Leigh's goal line defence who kept us out well at the start of the game, nothing they could do about Solomona's try though.

couldnt agree more FB.

my first visit to the LSV today and was wholly impressed, at the sheer size of the village, and then the friendliness of staff etc inside and outside. burger was turd though!(not literally ofcourse)

Wasn't it just? Threw half of mine away and the power went off in the bars at half time, whilst I was wiring for hot chocalate, apart from that though, I agree with what's been said, good stadium and be nice to have them back in SL.

im a big lad though 74' and i was very hungry, just wasnt a good burger, still got eaten though! haha!

Hodgson for me too, did very well to get out from behind his line with 3 players around him, plus 8/8 kicks most from touchline, AND had a role coming in from FB for a number of outlr tries!

Other than that M Monas had a v good first half before being subbed. Would've like to see Joel back himself but still a solid display and more to come no doubt

I thought Brett Hodgson was seemless in the game. Lovely to watch a top class full back like that. Anderson also got through a lot of work. Solomana should have some sort of handicap because it's unfair to have a player so big and bloody strong who can play aswell. Has Ben Harrison been injured bcause he didn't look too happy and was not his usuall hard hitting self?

1 Hodgson
2 Solomona
3 Myler

Thought everyone played ok but Hodgson played really well. His escape from the in goal with three Leigh tacklers and no room to work with was superb. Not biggest or quickest FB in SL but his instinctive play and reading of the game from the back is excellent. Nice to have a quality goalkicker now and he could prove the difference in tight games.

As a Leyther i must say well played to Wire



deffo easily the best team , i hope you have a good season to ,Wire will always be my second team , your supporters are always well behaved , and welcome at the LSV, HOPE our 2 clubs can keep up the good relationship up with each other .

Thanks mate, hope the Centurions have a good season. Think you'll be in the mix at the top of Champ 1 come September. Really like the LSV, really good stadium, fans and staff always friendly. Best of luck for the season.

Thanks for that mate, i and a lot of other Leythers have a lot of respect for Wire, i think our clubs have a good relationship with the dual reg players and all that, hope you win the lot this year.

On another note you always bring a really good following to Leigh when we play each other, i think in our SL year you brought the most to Hilton Park, and always make loads of noise, anyway all the best for the season.

Have to agree with this. I thought it was a tight game, with neither side looking at their sharpest, but the scoreline was quite puzzling.

M Monaghan my MoM. Looked the sharpest out there.

A sign of how far we've come? In the past we'd lose games like this.

i certainly mused that on the day