Leeds Rhinos coach Rohan Smith

Leeds Rhinos coach Rohan Smith reflects on his side's 41-22  Boxing Day win over Wakefield.

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00:00 Rowan, did you get what you wanted out of that?

00:07 I think so, it was a good battle and obviously we had to earn our way back into the game

00:12 after probably a bizarre most of the first half.

00:18 There was a lot of young kids, got a good experience there against largely an experienced

00:25 Wakefield team for a good portion of the game anyway.

00:31 Wasn't without blemish that's for sure but I was happy with the way people stuck together

00:35 and kept playing and thought we looked fit and sharp in the main.

00:40 What was the change in the second half, was it a mindset thing?

00:45 We struck a few sets together and played pretty direct there and we got a top end dummy half

00:54 there that exposed some opportunities there on the back of some quality go forwards.

01:01 We had a decent little patch there.

01:02 The first half just lacked any rhythm at all, there was penalties, turnovers for play to

01:08 balls, it had no end to end footy so as soon as there was a little bit of that I thought

01:14 we looked alright.

01:16 What did you make of the new players on the show?

01:20 A mixed bag, a mixed bag.

01:23 Lachie over tried and he was that desperate to show what he's got and impress and show

01:29 everyone what he's about.

01:30 He tried a bit too hard but I liked how he went out after half time and played that little

01:36 patch, he did well to get back on the tracks, do well.

01:40 Gudemund was excellent I thought, he played nearly the whole game.

01:46 We lost a few with injuries so he had to play more than expected but he showed his traits.

01:52 Froley played well, good solid game, controlled the game when we took care of possession,

01:58 he was in good control.

02:00 I thought Akers was a constant threat from dummy half and showed some of what he can

02:07 do, he's just getting started but I think he's a great addition to our group and a very

02:13 underrated player in the country, I think he's an excellent player.