WATCH - Leeds Rhinos: Jack Walker on standby for Magic Weekend return

Walker damaged a hamstring late in Rhinos’ 28-24 home win over Hull KR on April 28 and has missed their last three matches, but is on course to feature in Sunday’s showdown at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium.

He was Leeds’ representative at a Magic Weekend media preview at Anfield yesterday and confirmed: “I did a bit of running last week, some sprinting and stuff last week and over the weekend and I’ll do a bit more this evening. I am travelling back over and doing a bit more training. It is really good, it’s feeling well and hopefully it’s going to be all right this week and I’ll be okay for the weekend.”

Walker missed yesterday’s team session because of his media duty, but trained on his own later. That underlined his desire to get back into the action.

“It is frustrating watching from the sidelines, especially when we are getting beaten most weeks,” he reflected. “The loss against Bradford in the Challenge Cup was frustrating; just being sat there watching when you want to get on, but I am really looking forward to getting out there this weekend.

“I have no idea what it is [that’s causing Rhinos’ poor form], maybe a lack of confidence, because we have shown this season we are a really good side and we are going to be a tough side to beat if we can just click and start to gel.

“We will go 20 points up and they will get one try back – just one try – and our heads will go down. That’s when they get a roll on. We make it difficult for ourselves and we are just not nailing that 80-minute performance.”