‘I’d run at Oledzki and know there’s no coming back’ – Jon Wilkin slams Leeds Rhinos soft pack

However, this Leeds side is a shadow of the side that would regularly lift Super League and Challenge Cup titles in the Golden Generation. Now, speaking after Leeds’ disastrous defeat, Wilkin has identified what he believes to be the root of their current problems on the pitch.

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Wilkin brands Leeds Rhinos pack just as soft

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Speaking after the game, Sky Sports pundit Wilkin highlighted one area of ​​Leeds’ performance for critics. According to Wilkin, the Rhinos’ backs were largely to blame for their defeat. Wilkin believes the Leeds pack have a soft underbelly.

Wilkin went as far as to say he would relish the opportunity to line up against this Leigh group, singling out Mikolaj Oledzki as someone he would like to face. Wilkin said:

“You know, one of the problems for me, I look at the package and I was soft, right? People will throw that accusation at me, that I was a soft player or whatever people want to call me. I would lick my lips playing against that pack, the Leeds pack.