ASH THE WING ‘ COMMANDER’

Rhinos star proud to have been chosen to captain team in win over Wakefield

LEEDS RHINOS’ Alex Mellor may have played his last game of the season after receiving a twomatch ban.

The RFL match review panel has handed the second- row a two match penalty notice for Grade C striking.

He was deemed to have made late contact with the head of Ryan Hampshire, an incident that saw Mellor sin- binned in last week’s 30- 6 loss against Wakefield Trinity.

Leeds may only have one regular fixture remaining so, unless they reach the top- four play- offs and advance, the

26- year- old’s season will be over.

Rhinos team- mate Richie Myler was cautioned for striking Oli Holmes in the incident that saw the Castleford Tigers secondrow sent off having retaliated by kicking the full- back.

However, the match review panel only deemed Holmes’ action worthy of a caution saying it was ‘ light contact’.

Another Leeds player – Robert Lui – has also been cautioned for a dangerous throw on Wakefield’s Yusuf Aydin in Sunday’s win at Belle Vue.

Wigan second- row Joe Greenwood will miss Thursday’s game against Huddersfield Giants and next week’s game with Leeds after being given a a two- match penalty notice for a Grade C high tackle near the end of their win over St Helens.

Meanwhile, Rhinos’ hopes of chasing down fourth- placed Catalans Dragons have improved after the French side lost 4224 against Salford Red Devils yesterday.

Krisnan Inu scored a hat- trick of tries as Salford overturned a 12- point half- time deficit.

Tries from former Leeds players Tui Lolohea ( 2) and Kallum Watkins were key in the transformation, with winger Inu adding his third late on and also finishing with seven goals.

It leaves Catalans’ win percentage at 61.54 with fifthplaced Leeds narrowly behind on 58.52 with clubs now into the final fortnight of regular rounds.