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Leeds Rhinos 18, Hull FC 16: Brad Arthur's press conference.
Peter Smith
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17/05/2025
Coach Brad Arthur reflects on Leeds Rhinos' 18-16 win over Hull FC.
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00:00
Your feelings after that one, if you could, please.
00:04
It was brave.
00:06
Over our last two performances,
00:09
or even our last three performances,
00:11
in our whole KR,
00:14
we got ourselves in a winnable position
00:16
and we found a way to lose it.
00:18
And then the following, you know, so we're learning.
00:20
We found a way that next week,
00:22
we got ourselves in a winnable position,
00:24
we found a way to hang on and win.
00:25
And tonight we were down, you know,
00:30
come from behind and found a way.
00:32
So we're learning some good lessons
00:34
while we're still collecting a few points,
00:37
which is good.
00:38
The thing I'm really impressed with,
00:41
we're 11 rounds in and they're wanting the desires there.
00:44
Like every game we've come with the right choices
00:46
and we've made the right choices
00:47
and we need our effort and physicality.
00:50
And that's not down to me,
00:52
that's the players,
00:52
they're making those choices.
00:54
So that's the bit I'm really excited about
00:57
is that, you know,
00:58
they've given us something to work with
00:59
because we're still miles away from our best footy.
01:03
We don't need to be there,
01:04
we need to be getting,
01:05
at least we're getting better each week.
01:08
16-4 down,
01:09
what are your thoughts at that point?
01:11
I was pretty happy with myself tonight actually.
01:13
I'm usually quite emotional,
01:15
but I was,
01:15
remained nice and calm
01:16
because I just felt like
01:18
if we could drag it into the style of footy
01:19
that we wanted to
01:20
and play execute our plan,
01:22
which we didn't do great.
01:26
And I thought,
01:26
you know,
01:27
you've got to give credit to them,
01:27
they played really well.
01:28
They played really well,
01:29
they didn't give us much,
01:30
they completed high,
01:32
they kicked well.
01:33
They just probably beat us
01:34
at the simpler things of the game.
01:37
Yeah,
01:39
so,
01:40
look,
01:40
we've got plenty to learn from it,
01:42
but,
01:42
you know,
01:42
at least it didn't cost us 60 points.
01:44
The lengthy stoppage for Jordan Rappaner,
01:46
it was 11 minutes,
01:47
it seemed to go against you
01:49
rather than all.
01:51
We started really well.
01:53
We just moved to probably go back
01:54
and start over again.
01:57
So,
01:57
that's,
01:57
you know,
01:58
something I can look at
01:59
and how I've,
02:00
again,
02:01
in that situation,
02:02
if it ever happened again,
02:03
how I could do better myself
02:04
as a coach
02:05
to get them ready for that.
02:07
It's not something
02:08
you'd ordinarily prepare for?
02:09
It's not,
02:09
but,
02:10
you know,
02:10
I thought I needed to be better there.
02:12
How,
02:13
at 16-4,
02:14
the Brodie Croft try-saver,
02:16
I mean,
02:16
what can you say about that?
02:17
I just think there was a set of
02:19
three,
02:20
four sets in a row
02:21
on our trial line.
02:22
That's where,
02:23
from there,
02:25
I felt like,
02:25
you know what,
02:26
I think we're going to end this.
02:27
You know,
02:28
and it's going to come down
02:28
to the last couple of minutes
02:29
and we're going to come up
02:30
with something big
02:31
because,
02:32
you know,
02:33
you always get what you deserve,
02:34
but that's,
02:35
you know,
02:35
what I was thinking,
02:36
well,
02:36
we deserved it
02:37
on the back of our defence
02:38
to fight our weight
02:39
and it would be good
02:40
for our spirit.
02:42
That captain's challenge
02:43
as well was pivotal.
02:44
Is that the best way
02:45
to use it,
02:46
to keep it
02:47
as long as possible?
02:47
I think Ash Hanley
02:48
with his leadership
02:49
has really grown.
02:50
He's playing some
02:51
really good football.
02:52
He's playing really well.
02:53
We had three bits
02:56
of experience plays
02:59
from three experienced players
03:01
in the team
03:01
at the back
03:02
and we were going
03:02
over three minutes to go.
03:04
You know,
03:04
Callum,
03:04
just nice and cool
03:05
under pressure
03:06
on the last tackle.
03:07
We didn't get his hands
03:08
anywhere near the ball.
03:10
Nice and calm
03:11
with their challenge.
03:12
They knew what they needed to do.
03:13
Then Ash comes up
03:14
with a nice carry down
03:15
on the left-hand side
03:15
of the field
03:16
and then Ryan Hall
03:17
on the other side
03:18
of the field
03:18
scores a try
03:19
but not many blokes would.
03:20
So, you know,
03:20
there's three bits
03:21
from experienced players
03:23
and leadership
03:24
and that's
03:24
what their job is.
03:27
Just give us an insight
03:27
into your emotions
03:28
with one minute
03:29
and 45 seconds
03:30
when Halley crashes
03:31
over in the corner.
03:32
What's going through
03:33
your mind?
03:36
The kick-off.
03:38
Yeah,
03:38
that was what was going
03:39
through my mind a lot.
03:41
You know,
03:42
as a coach,
03:43
you know,
03:43
you always want to be
03:44
looking at what you can do
03:45
and how you're getting
03:46
better
03:46
and so I tried
03:47
to remove myself
03:48
from the emotion
03:49
and right over
03:49
what's going to happen.
03:51
I've worked on
03:52
the worst-case scenario
03:53
and missing the goal.
03:54
So then all I was worried
03:55
about was the kick-off
03:56
and making sure
03:57
we didn't give away
03:57
a penalty.
04:00
So that was the messages.
04:02
That was all
04:02
that was going
04:03
through my head.
04:04
Can I understand?
04:04
Smith got 50 minutes
04:05
on his return.
04:07
Are you happy
04:07
with his involvement?
04:09
Yeah,
04:09
he was okay.
04:10
You know,
04:11
I'm an honest person.
04:14
I think he'll
04:14
want to be better
04:15
than what he was
04:16
in his first game
04:17
back
04:17
and, you know,
04:18
he got a couple
04:19
of things wrong
04:19
in defence.
04:20
I mean,
04:21
you know,
04:21
I can say,
04:22
but he's a handy addition
04:25
to our team,
04:25
certainly.
04:26
Just lastly for me,
04:27
you're obviously aware
04:29
that you've got
04:29
a resilient bunch here,
04:30
but is that just
04:31
another tip in the box
04:32
towards that?
04:33
Well,
04:34
it certainly makes me
04:37
comfortable that we
04:38
have plenty to work
04:39
with.
04:40
And, yeah,
04:41
that's a bit of a reward
04:43
for how hard they've
04:44
worked in the pre-season,
04:46
but, you know,
04:46
look,
04:46
it's round 11,
04:47
we've got to keep
04:47
doing it every week.
04:48
You know what?
04:49
We can do it week in,
04:50
week out,
04:51
whole car do it week in,
04:52
week out,
04:52
and we haven't proved
04:54
that we're that team yet.
04:56
That's what we're
04:57
going to prove.
04:57
Rob,
05:00
do you think
05:00
sometimes a win like
05:01
that can make a season
05:03
or certainly push you
05:05
a long way towards
05:06
doing something else?
05:07
Well,
05:07
it helps with your belief.
05:09
You know,
05:09
look,
05:10
you've got to,
05:11
in a long season,
05:12
you've got to be able
05:13
to win from being in front
05:14
and from being from behind.
05:15
A bit of bad luck,
05:16
you know,
05:16
like,
05:18
we put ourselves
05:19
in an awkward position
05:21
to start the second half
05:22
where we just turn the ball
05:23
over,
05:23
turn the ball over,
05:24
and they put a kick up
05:25
and it's going dead
05:26
for all money
05:26
and it hits the post.
05:28
So,
05:29
but,
05:29
you know what,
05:30
you might say
05:31
they got a bit lucky
05:32
with it.
05:33
Well,
05:33
they got luck
05:34
on the back
05:34
of executing
05:36
their plan
05:36
better than we did.
05:39
But,
05:39
you know,
05:40
we stayed strong.
05:41
We were nice and tough
05:42
and,
05:42
yeah,
05:43
that resilience
05:43
was pleasing for me.
05:45
I was going to say,
05:46
it is a resilient team,
05:48
isn't it?
05:48
Because in the last
05:49
sort of 10 minutes
05:50
there were,
05:50
like,
05:50
the kick out
05:51
and the fall
05:51
and things like that.
05:52
I think we showed
05:52
that last week too,
05:54
didn't we?
05:55
You know,
05:55
like,
05:55
we had a trial
05:57
disallowed
05:58
and we couldn't
05:59
quite finish
06:00
Saints off
06:01
but then we did,
06:03
you know,
06:03
with a couple minutes
06:04
to go.
06:04
So,
06:05
whereas the week before,
06:06
you know,
06:06
we couldn't get the job
06:07
done against Hulk AR
06:08
and that might have been
06:10
in the back
06:10
of the boys' minds.
06:11
So,
06:11
they're all
06:12
small steps
06:13
forward,
06:14
you know,
06:15
at least we're not
06:16
up and down,
06:16
up and down,
06:17
we're trying to be
06:18
nice and consistent
06:19
each week.
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