Mellor quickly added a fifth, followed by one for MacDonald and a second for Inu, his 24th of the season which, added to his six goals from eight, took his points tally to 391 for the season.īut, although there was an eighth try off the bench from O'Donnell, Batley's two tries from Morton and Gledhill, both improved by Tom Gilmore, were the very least they deserved. Two more tries followed before the break from Inu and Wardle before Aekins raced 50 metres down the left touchline to get the try count rolling again.
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His high kick caused confusion and, when it squirmed clear, it left him free to race in from 25 metres. They also had twice hammered Batley this season, 52-0 over in West Yorkshire in May, then 64-6 in the return less than a month ago.Īdmittedly, Batley showed what they were capable of when they stunned Fev in the semis.īut after showing great spirit to keep Leigh out for almost 20 minutes, it was the coach's own son Lachlan Lam who forced the breakthrough. Leigh had lost just one of their 27 games during the regular season to finish five points clear of nearest rivals Featherstone Rovers - and 16 ahead of fifth-placed Batley. Coach's son Lachlan Lam got Leigh off and running with their first try of the nightīut he has built a good side at Leigh Sports Village as the Championship and 1895 Cup winners had already shown.Īnd although Leigh have twice before won promotion in 20, this night was a lot more exciting a night for their fans under the lights than the way they last went up in 2020 on a Super League boardroom show of hands in place of Toronto.
The former Wigan boss' sole quest will now be to become the first Leigh coach not to suffer instant relegation from Super League, as has happened on their three previous visits. Having got one back through Dale Morton, Leigh at least had the honour of the final score of the night when Adam Gledhill went over late on for their second try.īut it could not take the gloss off a great night for Leigh - and their coach Adrian Lam, who confirmed before the game that he had signed a new two-year deal. Inu, Caleb Aekins, Joe Mellor, Nene MacDonald, and Kai O'Donnell then added five more tries in the second half. Lachlan Lam, Kristian Inu and Joe Wardle all crossed before the break.
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