Leeds Rhinos vs Hull FC
Blue & Amber | The official matchday programme of Leeds Rhinos Rhinos vs Hull FC | Bet Fred Super League Friday 14th April, 2023 | Kick off 8pm | Headingley Stadium
Blue & Amber | The official matchday programme of Leeds Rhinos
Rhinos vs Hull FC | Bet Fred Super League
Friday 14th April, 2023 | Kick off 8pm | Headingley Stadium
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CAMERON SMITH<br />
11 | RHINOS VS HULL <strong>FC</strong><br />
Cam Smith was voted<br />
the Man of the Match<br />
sponsored by Best Western,<br />
Here's a breakdown of<br />
some of his key numbers<br />
from that match<br />
One of <strong>Leeds</strong>’ leading<br />
players on the field,<br />
Cameron Smith, topped<br />
<strong>Leeds</strong>’ performance<br />
statistics in a tough<br />
clash with Yorkshire rivals<br />
Huddersfield in round eight.<br />
His 48 tackles are the third<br />
highest amount that the<br />
loose forward has made this<br />
season, behind the defeat to<br />
<strong>Hull</strong> KR a fortnight ago and<br />
the drop goal thriller against<br />
St Helens. His average of<br />
44.1 a game is far higher<br />
than the next best <strong>Leeds</strong><br />
player (Jarrod O’Connor<br />
with 34.4) and tonight’s<br />
opponents <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>FC</strong> too (Brad<br />
Fash averaging 36 a game).<br />
Smith’s tackle efficiency for<br />
the win over Huddersfield<br />
was also over 94%,<br />
which is one of the best<br />
in the league by a player<br />
that has been a regular<br />
appearance-maker this year.<br />
In attack, his third try of<br />
the season has given Smith<br />
his best scoring start to a<br />
season at the <strong>Rhinos</strong>. He<br />
is one score behind top try<br />
scorer Rhyse Martin. He also<br />
had the most ball carries<br />
out of the <strong>Leeds</strong> forwards<br />
with 18, which sees him keep<br />
his spot as the club’s top<br />
carrier this season, plus his<br />
three tackle breaks takes<br />
Smith up to third in the<br />
<strong>Rhinos</strong> camp in that metric.<br />
Nene Macdonald (36) and<br />
Derrell Olpherts (31) are the<br />
only players ahead of him.<br />
Key moment<br />
Smith rounded off<br />
another great individual<br />
performance with a try<br />
which proved crucial to<br />
<strong>Leeds</strong> getting the win.<br />
There was an element of<br />
luck involved as the ball<br />
was dropped by McGillvary<br />
from Aidan Sezer’s high<br />
kick, but as Huddersfield<br />
failed to recover, Smith was<br />
there to pounce and beat<br />
Tui Lolohea to get the home<br />
side’s third consecutive try.<br />
Key stat – 48 tackles<br />
The league’s leading<br />
tackle-maker was at it<br />
again against Huddersfield<br />
last time out as he led the<br />
<strong>Rhinos</strong> with 48 tackles.<br />
Out of any player on the<br />
field, only Giants forward<br />
Luke Yates made more<br />
than Smith, who taking<br />
his total for the season<br />
up to 353 (30 ahead of<br />
Nathan Peats in second).<br />
NUMBERS VS GIANTS<br />
80 18<br />
minutes carries<br />
90<br />
metres<br />
32<br />
post-contact<br />
metres<br />
3<br />
tackle breaks<br />
1<br />
offloads
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