Leeds Rhinos star Mikolaj Oledzki reveals why 2025 is a big year for him.
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00:00I thought we started well, I thought we started with good intent, which is something that we wouldn't pride ourselves on at the start of the game.
00:15I thought there were a lot of positives in that game, but if we want to keep striving for better and reach where we want to be, we know we can find things to improve on from that game, of course, but as Boxing Day games go, I think there were a lot of positives in there for us.
00:43I thought there was a path you got Lionel's on the front foot going, that's got to be something to take some positives from.
01:13I thought as a middle, we started well, we started fast and we built the game well, that's funny.
01:19Do you think Colin is a good person to play with?
01:22Yeah, he's a very, very skilful player, not just looking at us in training, we think wow, but then he goes out there and he just plays the game like he wants to and we're just all proud of it, so it's great to have him on our team and not playing against him.
01:48What about the young kids? Marcus, the kid that scored at the end, George and Harley as well, I think they're only like 17, 18, you've got a lot of experience for them, you've been in that situation yourself.
02:01Yeah, of course, you've got Prez in there, you've got Disco, George, Gary, I don't want to miss any of the boys because they're all great lads, they all rip in that training, they all deserve to get out there and show Brad, the fans, what's coming up in the next few years because they are really good lads, they're great players as well.
02:24Yeah, to see them get the minutes, it's really good because it's their reward for their hard work and they've been filling that training when we do 30 v 30, they usually don't fill the bibs team but they make us better because they train well and they really want to impress, so it's great to have them coming up.
02:46Next question, is it a big year for you?
02:49You know what, it's a big year anyway for me, I feel like the last two years I wasn't where I wanted to be, I was a little bit off from where I wanted to be as a player, and of course I know that, people make sure that I know that too, sometimes it can be a bit tough because you're looking for form,
03:16and after every game you get a bit of stick here and there, but we've got a great coach in BA and he's really invested a lot of time into myself too to make me better, he's simplified things for me and really worked on the detail in my game and today I felt great and I feel like I'm enjoying my rugby, so whenever I enjoy my rugby in my career I know that some of the best rugby is coming my way,
03:45so I'm really looking forward to it, we're getting the cobwebs off today, the excitement is building for the first game, for the first round, but I think we've got another two games before that, so it's going to be a good one now and I'm glad to get it over with.