Leeds Rhinos are up to second in Betfred Super League after a clinical nine-try victory against Salford Red Devils.
The Rhinos raced into a 36-6 half-time lead by scoring seven tries before the break and comfortably held off a second-period Salford fightback.
Salford recorded the game's opening try through Josh Wood but Ryan Hall crossed for the visitors' first soon after.
Jack Walker scores the final try of the game on the hooter pic.twitter.com/zNo3SPthJM
— Leeds Rhinos (@leedsrhinos) July 9, 2017
Six more tries followed in a devastating 20-minute spell. Tom Briscoe, Kallum Watkins and Matt Parcell all crossed in quick succession and, after Junior Sa'u was sin-binned for a high tackle that ended Watkins' afternoon, Joel Moon, Jamie Jones-Buchanan and Briscoe added three more.
The Red Devils improved after the break and strong-running second rower Ben Murdoch-Masilla burst through for two tries, taking his tally for the season to 13, and Dobson went over from dummy half.
Leeds added two more tries though substitute prop Anthony Mullally and teenage full-back Jack Walker.
#SLSalLee@leedsrhinos put 50 on @SalfordDevils to jump above them into second in Super League pic.twitter.com/HaagafT38L
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) July 9, 2017
Leeds coach Brian McDermott said: "I thought we were outstanding in the first half and I thought we were very committed in the second half when Salford made more of a contest of it. In the past when we've had a chance to perhaps go top or second, we haven't quite grasped it but we looked very focused in the first half.
"Salford are not in a false position, we knew they are a good team, and sometimes you have got to fear the opposition to bring out the best in you. We were on our guard."
IW: Some young lads were thrown in today and they'll learn from that.
— Salford Red Devils (@SalfordDevils) July 9, 2017
Salford coach Ian Watson said: "I thought Leeds played really well straight from the kick-off and taught us a lesson on how you play a top-of-the-table clash. It's a lesson we need to learn. We were not happy with the way we started the game. To say we were off is a massive understatement.
"Leeds got on the front foot and played too fast for us. If you can't control the speed of the ruck, you are in for a long day and we were constantly on the back foot."
