IN-FORM Chris Langley has continued his surge up the Evening Press/Collier Plant Hire player of the season standings.

The 13-try centre pipped several team-mates to the man-of-the-match accolade in the win at Halifax last week and thus claim three more player-of-the-year points.

He also received most of the fans' votes to pick up the bonus point, and thus move into double figures for the season and up to joint-fifth in the table.

Damian Ball, who was a very close second for man of the match, also made good ground on leader Lee Jackson and leapfrogged two players up to second with his two points gleaned for being deemed the Knights' second best player.

Scrum-half Danny Brough, another player to have a blinder at The Shay, claimed the remainder to stay in touch with the leaders.

Latest player of the year standings: Jackson 20pts, Ball 16, Rhodes 15, Friend 14, Callaghan 13, Langley 13, Brough 12, Graham 7, Elston 7, Forsyth 6, Godfrey 5, Stewart 5, Cain 3, Sozi 3, Briggs 2, J Smith 2, Wood 2, Hayes 1, Andrews 1, Walker 1, Buchanan 1.

DON'T forget to send in votes for your man of the match in each game. These votes decide not only the weekly bonus player-of-the-year points but also the new Player of the Month award.

Everyone who sends in a vote goes into a free draw to win a pair of VIP match tickets plus the chance to present the player of the month award.

Votes can be emailed to peter.martini@ycp.co.uk or sent in on a postcard to Peter Martini, Sportsdesk, Evening Press, 76-86 Walmgate, York, YO1 9YN. Leave your name, address and contact number.

Updated: 10:44 Saturday, June 12, 2004