There are some Leeds supporters already casting an eye to next season but on the basis of the past few weeks, that may be somewhat premature. The eight-time Super League champions looked anything like play-off contenders a month ago but now sit only one point adrift of the top six after a third win in four games.
This was undoubtedly their most impressive victory of the season, let alone this encouraging run of form which has hauled them back into play-off contention. Rohan Smith’s team dismantled a Wigan side whose hopes of the treble took a significant hit and who will be six points shy of the league leaders, St Helens, with seven games left if the reigning champions win at Wakefield on Sunday.
