Super League: Jamie Peacock hopeful of successful final season
Saturday 7 February 2015 13:31, UK
Jamie Peacock hopes the Leeds Rhinos can regain top form and take him to the Grand Final in his last season.
The former England captain, who turned 37 in December, will hang up his boots after the 2015 First Utility Super League campaign and he insists there is no going back on that decision.
Last season proved to be a very disappointing one for the Rhinos, who crashed out of the play-offs in the first round to the Catalans Dragons, and Peacock is determined to avoid a repeat.
"The dream finish for me would be Old Trafford, but there are a lot of other teams out there and we need to improve dramatically on where we were at the end of last year," said Peacock, who hopes to stay in the sport.
"It was disappointing to lose the way we did and have to watch all the play-offs and the Grand Finals. It's been a long pre-season and we can't wait to get out there and play.
"If it doesn't happen for me, I'll be all right with it, but that's the way I want to go out."
On his plans, he added: "Hopefully I'll be working somewhere within the business side of rugby league, working towards making our game a better game."
Young stars
Leeds open their season on Sunday, when they take on a new-look Hull KR side in front of a record 12,000 crowd at the KC Lightstream Stadium.
Rovers have signed 13 players since the end of the 2014 season, the polar opposite to Leeds, who have just one new signing in Adam Cuthbertson, but Peacock feels a lot of that is down to the impression being made by players coming out of their Academy.
"I've seen the way they've trained and the desire they've had," Peacock said. "I've every confidence in them. Brad Singleton and Steve Ward have got the eye of the tiger and I can see them having big seasons.
"Also I've been impressed with the way Liam Sutcliffe has been conducting himself in training. I think he's going to be a great player over the next few years."
