Monday 6 July 2015 15:00, UK
Phil Clarke's top five tries from round 20 of Super League include efforts from Ash Handley, Michael Dobson and Richie Myler.
5. Jermaine McGillvary
Huddersfield’s ever-present right winger knows where to be when Danny Brough gets his hands on the ball, and makes no mistake with the best cross of the weekend. I believe Brough is the no 1 kicker in Super League, and this looks to me like a ‘hole in one'. I can’t wait to see the Giants in action again this Friday, live on Sky Sports.
4. Denny Solomona
A perfect reminder that it is still possible to score directly from a scrum if you have the pace, skill and willingness to attack. Luke Dorn’s pass makes it possible, and Denny Solomona makes it happen. Rugby League in its purest sense.
3. Ash Handley
Ash Handley has found himself in the best backline in Super League - and is determined not just to be a spectator on the field. This is all made possible because Kallum Watkins is virtually unstoppable, and Danny McGuire has a sixth sense to support his friends even before they have made the break. It appears Tom Briscoe’s ‘stand-in’ is a quick learner, and has the legs to keep up with his colleagues.
2. Michael Dobson
This was almost my Try of the Week, because the aim of the game is to win the match - and that is what Dobson did with this long range effort. It’s great to see a team transfer the ball to their winger and him race down the sideline. The Reds have kept their season alive with this try.
1. Richie Myler
The best half-backs are like magicians on the field, and this is a trick that I have never seen before. It is the last tackle, and I admire Myler’s confidence to resist the temptation to pass or kick to his left, with half of his team waiting for the ball, and decide to follow the instinct which saw something back in the middle. His first kick means that Crosby and Flower can’t stop him, and his second teases Bowen as he runs around him and makes it look easy. It is the TV advertisement for Super League this summer!
