Chev Walker says head coach Rohan Smith has initiated a “mindset shift” at Leeds Rhinos - and is making a “massive difference” throughout the entire club. Assistant coach Walker has worked with the Australian before at Bradford Bulls so already knew what he was all about long before his mid-season appointment last April.
Smith, of course, helped turn Leeds from relegation danger to Grand Finalists last term. But now he has had a full pre-season to get to work with his squad and fully get his ideas across ahead.
“Without a doubt, Rohan’s doing that,” said Walker. And just integrating all the grades, right from scholarship upwards; he’s having an influence right through the club. There’s been a mindset shift and the lads are really buying into it, working hard and becoming better people and better players. He’s making a massive difference to the club - which he did that in a short period - but this pre-season has been really good.”
