Should they finish in the top six after 27 rounds, Wakefield Trinity will head into the play-offs very well prepared, with the side set to face five teams also looking for finals rugby this season in their final six games.
After victory over Catalans Dragons last night, Daryl Powell’s side remain in second on the ladder, and sit just above Wigan Warriors on points difference alone.
Trinity crossed early through Jake Trueman and Cam Scott, before Caleb Hamlin Uele, a double for Isaiah Vagana and a second try for Scott sealed a 32-12 victory.
They now head into the final block of the season full on confidence, but have arguably the toughest run-in of all Super League.
Table-toppers Leeds Rhinos are up next, before they host St Helens and travel to Wigan in the weeks that follow.
York Knights have shown they can beat anyone on their day, so that won’t be easy, before games against Warrington and Leigh round out the season.
Powell, who is the first Wakefield coach in Super League history to sit in the top two at this stage of the season, says he wouldn’t have the run-in any other way, with the next month or so set to be a true acid test for where his side are at.
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“If we get in the six, we’ll be ready,” the boss said to Sky Sports. “These are all big games that we’ve got coming up. We’re going to be tested.
“If we can front up and do our jobs consistently well, I’m not saying we’re going to win all our games, but we’re in a great place. We’re fighting tooth and nail every week.
“There’s a lot of quality about the team. There’s a lot of fluidity. We were a little bit clunky at times [against Catalans], but you’ve got to win in different ways. We’re proving we can do that.
“Let the challenges come, and then we’ll see how we go. We’ll see where we are after next week’s game then we’ll take it from there.
“It’s an exciting week for all of us to unravel this a little bit, but then go on to Leeds and look forward to that massive challenge that’s ahead of us.”
Trinity have a real chance of creating something special this season, and after a disappointing play-off exit last year to Leigh, 2026 feels as though they might go one or two steps further.
He explained: “We’re deep into the season, we’ve got a great opportunity. Like I say, we’re never getting too far ahead of ourselves, that’s not my style, and the boys are not like that.
“We’re keeping our feet on the ground. The place is going to be rocking [at home v Leeds]. It’ll be a full house, the fireworks and everything that comes with it. We’ve just got to do our job.
“We know it’ll be a tough challenge. Leeds have been unbelievable this year. [They’ve got] players that are playing consistently well and they’re very, very tough to beat. We’ve had two games against them already this year, and we’re 50-50.”
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