Leeds Rhinos 18, Leigh Leopards 10: post-match press conference

Yorkshire Evening Post

Joint caretaker coach Chev Walker and man of the match Brodie Croft reflect on Leeds Rhinos' win against Leigh Leopards on a night dedicated to celebrating the life and career of club legend Rob Burrow.

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00:00A special night for the club, what was your take on the performance, first of all?

00:04In the spirit of Rob, we spoke about it a couple of times since Rob passed,

00:14about being brave and courageous and standing up and being a team-mate.

00:22So that's all we asked and the boys got out there and delivered 100% on that.

00:28So yeah, it was definitely in the spirit of Rob.

00:31Adrian Lam just said that at times it felt like Leeds had some help from above tonight,

00:36did it feel like that to you guys?

00:39I think he'd be able to, yeah.

00:41I was just actually mentioned to a couple of the boys that the long-range try,

00:47I was fortunate to score that, I've never scored a try that far

00:51and I honestly felt like an out-of-body experience as weird as it sounds.

00:57I felt like there was someone else with me on it, so yeah, definitely that comment.

01:03What about your reaction to the tries as well, where was that coming from?

01:07Oh, just the whole occasion.

01:09As soon as we knew this was the M&D round throughout,

01:15and then obviously when Rob passed a couple of weeks ago now,

01:20you circled it even more, you've already circled it in your calendar,

01:24you just keep circling it because he's a big one,

01:27not just the club but his family, the M&D community.

01:35And I think the boys showed that tonight, like Shep touched on,

01:39particularly some of our younger boys just turning up there,

01:42tackling boys over the sideline, showing up for try savers.

01:48Yeah, it was unbelievable, the effort that went in

01:52and I'm just so pleased that we could get the result.

01:55Shep, it's particularly difficult for you obviously being a former team-mate of Rob's,

01:59how difficult in particular have the last few days been for you personally?

02:04Yeah, very difficult.

02:07Two friends, right, Ryan's a friend as well.

02:12So on a personal level it's been difficult, on a professional level,

02:16and I said it to the boys yesterday, we have to come to work.

02:20So, yeah, for Rob though, it's relieved more than anything,

02:26desperate to get that win for him and his family,

02:29his mum and dad, his kids and his wife.

02:33So yeah, it's a relief more than a feeling factor.

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