Twelve months ago, Leeds Rhinos' long pursuit of a head coach came to an end. After weeks of silence and mystery, Gary Hetherington returned to Australia having appointed a coach who went by the name of Rohan Smith.
If we're totally honest, it wasn't a popular appointment. Hetherington's search for a coach had gone on for a long time. Fans were expecting a well-known, high-profile name. Shane Flanagan, Cameron Ciraldo, Andrew Webster and a heap of others had been suggested. Instead, they got a coach who, on this side of the world at least, was best known for a short spell at Bradford Bulls.
Twelve months on, nobody - literally nobody, could have predicted what would come next. Within a week, Leeds had signed Zak Hardaker. That was a turn in itself. More on that later.
