Aggies add to Leeton's slow start after big win

For the second time this season, Aggies proved far too good for the Phantoms at Leeton No.1 Oval, running out 54-19 winners.

Ben Brooke led the way with a hat-trick as the Wagga side maintained their place on top of the Southern Inland ladder.

Ag College had to overcome a late reshuffle when Pat Logan withdrew with a toe complaint and also did it without coach Will Mitchell.

Injured halfback Gerard McTaggart was pleased with the maturity the university side is showing.

"It was good, I still feel like we didn't play to our potential as we probably tried to go wide too early and didn't really stick to our structures, but it was a good win regardless and probably even better doing it without Will," McTaggart said.

"It showed a bit more maturity."

Ag College jumped out to a 33-0 lead before a couple of quick tries to the Phantoms

However McTaggart was impressed with how the team responded to ensure there would be no unlikely comeback.

"They had a little flurry in the second half and scored two really quick tries to put us on the back foot a bit," he said.

"At that point we were only up by 20 points and can you get a bit shaky against Leeton, but after that we defended 10 phases on our line but didn't let a try in."

Leeton's chances weren't helped by having former coach Marika Vunibaka red carded in the first half however Aggies lost Pat Lemmich and Hamish Pennington to yellow cards at different stages of the game.

Ag College have only lost the once, to Waratahs in the grand final rematch, while last year's preliminary finalists have now slipped to seventh with only two wins from their first seven games heading into the general bye.