Monday 23 July 2018 10:25, UK
Super 8s divide, Castleford prove no match for Huddersfield's momentum and Leeds claim first win in nine games.
As Super League divides into its top and bottom tiers, we look at some of the best moments from the last round of games.
So often the catalyst for Leeds' scores, Matt Parcell found himself on the end of a jaw-dropping exhibition-style score for Rhinos in their comprehensive 34-0 win over lowly Widnes.
Offloads, sidesteps, and body swerves punctuated a free-flowing heads-up move that crisscrossed the field, before Parcel cut through the defensive line to put the gloss on a remarkable effort.
It's difficult to look past Fouad Yaha's four-try contribution for Catalans Dragons, who secured their place in Super League 2019 with a 44-10 win over Salford.
At first glance, Yaha's haul may have looked on the easy side, but it was more a case of lines of running and positioning making hard work look easy!
After being dominated in the opening 10 minutes against Castleford, Giants dusted themselves down to deliver one of the performances of their season with a 32-18 display of real intent at the Jungle.
And their collective sense of desire and purpose was best symbolised by Dale Ferguson's bone-jangling hit on Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e.
In fairness to the Cas player, he was back on his feet in an instant but it was the bruising moment on a night when Castleford suffered many.
Not for the first time this season, Warrington's Tyrone Roberts imposed his will on a contest to great effect.
But his try and five goals in the 34-20 win that condemned Hull KR to an end-of-season relegation battle left something of a bittersweet aftertaste with Wolves fans now knowing that Roberts is being lured back to Australia.
Many expected Castleford to dispatch Huddersfield and climb further into the Super League stratosphere inhabited by St Helens and Wigan, but Huddersfield have been the real form team of late and they proved away from home that momentum and building confidence can be a deadly combination.
For more evidence, you need look no further than the hat-trick scored by flying winger Jermaine McGillvary.
Wakefield secured their Super League status and consigned champions Leeds to the Qualifiers with a remarkable 72-10 victory over Hull.
Trinity needed to win one of their final two regular-season games and they confirmed their place in the top eight in some style by running in 12 unanswered tries.
It was a score you had to look twice at.
After a nine-match winless streak, can we now expect a halt to Leeds slide under new coach Kevin Sinfield?
Rhinos did produce some real quality in that win over Widnes but at the same time, it was against a side who have suffered even greater pain this season? Like the fixtures yet to come, much remains to be seen.
