If Leeds Rhinos had known at the start of the 2023 season they’d win away to St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves and Hull FC, a top-four finish, at least, would have seemed nailed on.
Richie Myler leads the celebrations after Rhinos' win at Wigan in June. Picture by Ed Sykes/SWpix.com.
It was a fair reflection, though, of a team who beat five of the top seven sides, but also lost to all four rivals who finished below them. Kruise Leeming wanted to leave so Rhinos were right to release him, but not signing a replacement was a mistake. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com. But, while they remain a huge club - as evidenced by the 15,000 crowd for Tigers’ visit and Grand Final appearances for the women’s andRead more: Leeds Rhinos' 2023 season review: picking out the best and worst play...
Recruitment has been criticised, with some justification, but it wasn’t so much the players who came in that were the problem as the ones who went out. Zak Hardaker, who played a pivotal role in Rhinos’ run to the 2022 Grand Final, was a huge loss and Tom Briscoe and Liam Sutcliffe - who could have answered Leeds’ problems in several different positions - both had big years at their new club.
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