GOLDEN BOOT Dean Purtill fired Leigh to a fourth straight win.

An immaculate display of goalkicking in Sunday evening's Hilton Park heat left Bramley battered and beaten at 54-20.

Winger Purtill sailed past a century of points in just his ninth game on his way to a match tally of 26 points.

He missed his first shot at goal - but then landed 11 from 11 as well as picking up one of Leigh's eight tries.

Purtill's personal triumph earned praised from coach Eric Hughes.

"A goalkicker of Dean's reliability is a huge bonus," he said. "The way he is kicking at the moment means virtually every try we score is worth six points."

While Hughes was delighted with the final outcome, he was less than impressed with Leigh's opening 40 minutes which saw them build up an early 14-0 lead only to be pegged back to 18-14 at the break.

"In the first half we were a real mess," he added. "We got a big early lead but then started to force things and the errors began to creep in."

Alan Mason's long pass and Alan Hadcroft's break sent David Lyon over and then Tim Street opened the defence for Hadcroft to force his way over. Three goals from Purtill had Leigh well on control.

But it all went wrong for a short time as Dean Creasser intercepted Shaun Brown's long pass and shot 60 yards for a try under the posts. Leigh had barely recovered when Wayne Freeman broke clear and held off four men for a try in the corner.

Bramley were suddenly back to within four points and looked capable of repeating their opening day shock victory.

When substitute Richard Stead crossed from close-range Leigh were in deeper trouble. But two Purtill penalties kept their noses in front at the break.

The second half was a complete contrast as Leigh settled into a solid pattern and out-scored Bramley six tries to one.

LEIGH: Lyon; Ingram, Hadcroft, Wright, Purtill; Mason, Brown; Street, (Conway 64), Quigley (O'Loughlin 70), Perrigo, (Costello 31), Cain (Hill 62), Ball, Daniel. Attendance: 1,056.

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