Leeds Rhinos boss Brad Arthur piles praise on lean, mean tryscoring machine Maika Sivo
Maika Sivo's remarkable try-scoring form has been built on his work away from the spotlight, according to Leeds Rhinos head coach Brad Arthur.
The imposing winger took his 2026 tally to 27 tries in just 15 games with a fifth hat-trick of the season in Thursday's 34-6 victory at Warrington Wolves.
Sivo's exploits are all the more impressive given he spent last year battling back from a serious knee injury that kept him waiting for his Leeds debut.
"I'm so pleased for him," said Arthur, whose side moved two points clear of Warrington at the top of Super League. "He's such a likeable person and the boys love being around him.
"He's scoring a lot of tries but he's been working really hard on keeping his weight around 109 kilos. He hasn't got an ounce of fat on him.
"The leaner he can be, the more we can get out of him. He's worked really hard on that."
Brodie Croft, Harry Newman and Chris Hankinson also crossed for the Rhinos in their most complete away performance of the season.
Sam Burgess admitted he ended the night relieved about the margin of defeat.
"I'm quite happy they didn’t get to 50 points because at one point in the second half, with their style of play, everything was sticking and there was a point where I thought, 'This could get very dangerous'," said the Wire boss, whose team could only respond late on through Matty Ashton.
"I'm very happy we scrambled the game back but we had a tough night and they made us pay.
"I didn't feel the half-time scoreline reflected the play but they made us pay in the second half. When they get in a mood like that, they're very hard to handle."