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Leeds Rhinos player ratings with debutant the standout in dismal display

Richie Myler - 3 : Pretty dire night for the fullback, though he wasn't alone. Dropped a high kick on his own 20 from which Daryl Clark scored the next set, then was unfortunate to slip when a kick went through, but it allowed Danny Walker to score.

Luis Roberts - 4 : A debut he perhaps won't want to remember. Defensively, he and Rhyse Martin looked out of sync. In yardage, it was always going to be a tough night for the youngster against such a big pack.

David Fusitu'a - 6 : Took a few high kicks under pressure and got through yardage sets. Not as effective with them as usual but largely down to the fact Wire had so much energy preserved they could be aggressive.

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Ash Handley - 6 : Similar to Fusitu'a. A thankless task constantly defending in an unfamiliar position on his own line, then trying to come out of yardage against an aggressive Wire pack was difficult.

Derrell Olpherts - 6 : Same again here. Watching live he seemed to get through the most work and took in some tough carries many wouldn't fancy. Rewarded with a try that he finished superbly. Play the ball error resulted in Warrington's seventh try though.

Blake Austin - 6 : Far from his night and was by no means faultless, in fact he was far from that. But playing behind a beaten pack, he was left with little to play with and in the second half he did try plays to at least provide some sort of spark. Assisted Sangare's try. A few errors but many because he had to try something.

Aidan Sezer - 3 : Again, played behind a beaten pack, but unlike his halfback partner didn't do much to try and change things up. His terrible kick in the first set, which was pretty much Leeds' only good ball set in the first half, was a waste and Warrington scored from it too.

Tom Holroyd - 4: Part of a beaten pack that simply offered no form of resistance whatsoever.

Kruise Leeming - 5 : Given the starting berth, but Leeds had no ruck speed, no possession. Left to defend against an enormous pack. Ineffective.

Sam Lisone - 3 : Rohan Smith has said it will take time for the new NRL recruit to get up to speed, but the talk on the terraces was just how off the pace he looked. He looked physically spent nine minutes into the game and was withdrawn after 16. Returned in the second half but was just not up to the speed of the game. Raced out when others didn't that helped Wire score their sixth try.

Morgan Gannon - 5 : A solid defender and needed to be here. Not the worst culprit.

Rhyse Martin - 4 : Really challenging night for Martin who will be particularly disappointed with his missed tackle that allowed Daryl Clark to score the second try.

Zane Tetevano - 4 : Like others, in that collective unit that had absolutely no answer to Leeds' aggression. through the middle. They caved in.

Jarrod O'Connor - 5 : Didn't play big enough minutes to make too much of an impression here.

James Donaldson - 6 : The damage was done by the time he came on but the rot did stop once he was on the field. Actually, it started again when he went off.

Justin Sangare - 7 : Only brought on after 52 minutes but did well, a few strong carries and put himself about, which resulted in a try. On a bad night, this was a good run out and he came up with a big tackle late on that forced a knock-on.

Cameron Smith - 6 : Helped stiffen the Rhinos up through the middle but the damage was already done. One who showed more willingness than most to make it a contest.

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