Hull KR half-back Jordan Abdull is closing in on the early pacesetters after claiming maximum Man of Steel points for the third time in four games.
The 25-year-old pulled the strings for Rovers against Castleford Tigers on Monday night, capping another hugely influential performance with the winning try late on.
All 10 of his points have come in his last four outings, leaving him level with Wigan Warriors full-back Zak Hardaker and only two behind St Helens half-back Jonny Lomax and Catalans Dragons star Sam Tomkins.
Lomax did not pick up any points in round six but Tomkins claimed one for his role in the Dragons’ convincing win at Hull FC.
Previous Man of Steel winners Paul McShane and Jackson Hastings are both on seven points.
See below for last week's points (total points in brackets) and the leaderboard.
Leeds v Wakefield
3 points – Konrad Hurrell (3)
2 points – Reece Lyne (2)
1 point – Joe Westerman (4)
Castleford v Hull KR
3 points – Jordan Abdull (10)
2 points – Niall Evalds (5)
1 point – Adam Quinlan (1)
Leigh v Wigan
3 points – Bevan French (5)
2 points – Jackson Hastings (7)
1 point – Liam Farrell (5)
St Helens v Salford
3 points – Theo Fages (6)
2 points – Dan Sarginson (2)
1 point – Alex Walmsley (3)
Hull FC v Catalans
3 points – Sam Kasiano (3)
2 points – Chris Satae (2)
1 point – Sam Tomkins (12)
Warrington v Huddersfield
3 points – Lee Gaskell (3)
2 points – Daryl Clark (5)
1 point – Ricky Leutele (1)
Leaderboard
12 – Jonny Lomax
12 – Sam Tomkins
10 – Jordan Abdull
10 – Zak Hardaker
7 – Paul McShane
7 – Jackson Hastings
6 – Theo Fages
6 – Jake Trueman
5 – Daryl Clark
5 – Ben Currie
5 – Jack Welsby
5 – Tom Davies
5 – Jake Connor
5 - Liam Farrell
5 - Bevan French
5 - Niall Evalds
