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Matthew Shaw

Wigan Warriors player ratings as Brad Singleton shines in Salford success

Wigan Warriors extended their unbeaten league start as they clawed past Salford Red Devils 17-16.

Here are our player ratings from the game.

Bevan French - 5

Was quiet while he was on and his one moment of note in the game saw him concede a penalty from which he suffered an injury.

Went off injured midway through the first half.

Dom Manfredi - 7

Defended his edge well and produced plenty of metres for his side.

Joe Shorrocks - 6

Played out of position in the centres and though he didn't get shown up, there were a few instances where it was apparent he wasn't familiar with the role.

Jake Bibby - 7

Turning into one of the most consistent players at the club. Another solid display here doing all the small things well.

Zak Hardaker - 8

Largely Wigan's best-attacking threat on the day. Looked like creating something every time he got the ball.

Jackson Hastings - 6

Quiet by his own high standards. Dealt with Pauli Pauli as well as he could defensively.

Won the game with the drop goal.

Harry Smith - 7

Came up with a few errors but crafted Wigan's second try exceptionally well and kicked well for the vast majority.

Brad Singleton - 9

Two tries, a massive play to charge down an Escare drop goal and generally solid all game.

Sam Powell - 7

Distribution from the ruck was excellent, resulting in two Singleton tries.

But was very good defensively too.

Ethan Havard - 6

Did OK, won a few six again calls, but was part of a pack dominated in his opening stint.

John Bateman - 5

Too many errors. His pass was intercepted by Livett for Salford's opening try, then he missed the tackle that allowed Jack Wells to score the second.

Liam Farrell - 7

Solid, as ever. Scored a try and did all his work with the minimum of fuss.

Oliver Partington - 7

Pretty quiet on the day but played an hour straight. Didn't do a great deal out of the ordinary but a lot of ugly stuff for his team.

Liam Byrne - 5

A few errors down the middle after coming off the bench.

Joe Bullock - 5

Started the game with a knock-on and then a penalty. Improved, but needed to do better at a time when Wigan were struggling.

Mitch Clark - 6

Managed to steady the ship when he came on the field. Got through a fair amount of work and played more minutes than most of the other front rowers.

Kai Pearce-Paul - 6

Promising performance. Played a few different positions and put in a massive shot in the second half.

Will get a few more opportunities soon, you'd suspect.

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