Leeds Rhinos captain Cameron Smith

Yorkshire Evening Post

Leeds Rhinos captain Cameron Smith looks forward to Magic Weekend at Elland Road.

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00:00How are we feeling?

00:02Nice to play here. We've played here before haven't we?

00:04Yeah, we've played here. We've been looking forward to playing here before, yeah.

00:06Yeah, it's exciting.

00:08Looking forward to it.

00:10It's a bit packed and yeah,

00:12the connection between the Finals and the League of Legends

00:14is going to make it feel good.

00:16It's going to feel like a big game as well, isn't it?

00:18Having to play in this sort of stadium.

00:20I'm looking forward to it as well.

00:22Yeah, definitely. I feel like it's just

00:24element of a play-off game.

00:26I don't know if you can hear it.

00:28Yeah, it's exciting.

00:32It is a play-off

00:34in a way, isn't it? Because the situation you're in

00:36at the moment, you more or less have to win

00:38every game.

00:40Yeah, no.

00:42We're not looking that far ahead though, to be honest mate.

00:44We'll just take it week by week

00:46and just make sure that everybody

00:48does their role to the

00:50significant standard and put ourselves in chance of winning games.

00:52Obviously, it's

00:54a tough game there. They're flying high.

00:56Do you take some confidence

00:58from a lot of the game against them a month ago?

01:00It was a poor start

01:02into the first half. Other than that, there's nothing in it.

01:04Yeah, no, definitely.

01:06I feel like we've been building on performances

01:08of recent and

01:10we'll do a big win.

01:12Last week, we had a really good win

01:14and we're

01:16getting a feel for the momentum

01:18and playing with some confidence.

01:20Obviously, you were watching

01:22from the stands against Wigan

01:24but that's the sort of performance you'd want to take

01:26into a game like this, isn't it?

01:28Yeah, definitely.

01:30It makes a week a whole

01:32different upbeat.

01:34A few of the boys

01:36had a debut and a few young

01:38kids play, so that's really promising.

01:40We're just excited, mate.

01:42Jared Kane came in, obviously,

01:44in your position. Brad's just said

01:46that you'll be straight back, so

01:48no drama there, but it's good to have

01:50the competition, isn't it, throughout the squad?

01:52Yeah, of course.

01:54That's what we're aiming to build.

01:56It's not necessarily about who's not

01:58playing. It's who can step in and

02:00do the same

02:02role, if not better,

02:04but to a specific standard.

02:06What's

02:08changed under Brad?

02:10Is he

02:12making major changes or is it just a case of

02:14fine-tuning a few things?

02:16Just details and

02:18holding people accountable to performances.

02:20The boys have

02:22really

02:24took it literal in terms

02:26of doing your job.

02:28We know that if everybody does the job,

02:30then it gives our X-Factor players

02:32a chance to shine.

02:34That's pretty much it, mate.

02:36Everybody I've spoken to has mentioned accountability.

02:38What does that mean in practical terms?

02:40In the case of going out, you've given a job to do

02:42and going out and having to do it.

02:44Yeah, and then having to be held to it if you don't.

02:46If you don't, you're not going to

02:48be in the team the week after.

02:50Yeah, that's pretty much it.

02:54You say you're not looking too far

02:56ahead at the table.

02:58Is the six

03:00still on, do you think, or is that literally not

03:02coming to your mind?

03:04Yeah, of course it's still on.

03:06We're not

03:08looking that too far ahead, but

03:10we'll focus on getting the

03:12wins in the short term and what we can do in the week

03:14to put ourselves in the best position to win.

03:16But yeah,

03:18it's definitely on, mate.

03:20All the boys are focused

03:22and ready to rip in on Saturday.

03:24Yeah, no worries.

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