Is the 52-0 win at Wakefield the best since you’ve been here?

It was a very pleasing one, there’s no doubt about it.

Wakefield had started the season really well, with just one loss before they played us.

But even though we’d lost two games we still went there feeling confident, because those defeats had been against teams who had been playing well and we could count ourselves unlucky not to have won.

Having said all that, we were still very pleased with the way things came together on the night.

We’re evolving as a side and we’re learning how to use our new personnel better.

But while the boys should take a great deal of satisfaction over the way they played, I do also feel for (Wakefield coach) John Kear as well.

I’ve been on the wrong end of a 50-0 scoreline in the past, and it’s not a nice place to be at all, so I know how hard it will have hit Keary.

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Improving your attack was something you’ve been working hard to improve. You must be pleased with the way that part of your game is progressing.

We’re slowly getting there.

With the signings rival clubs have made this year, it was obvious everyone has been looking to improve, and the early signs this season suggest that’s definitely the case.

We knew, therefore, that we couldn’t afford to stand still, and steps needed to be taken to make sure we didn’t start to fall behind. For us, that meant having to improve our execution.

There were signs earlier in the season that our attack was coming together, and some of the tries we scored at Wakefield clearly underlined that fact.

It’s starting to look good, but it’s still far from perfect.

You must have also been delighted to have ‘nilled’ two teams in your last three games.

It’s great, no doubt about it.

Overall, our defence is good and that’s because the boys work so hard for each other.

In the Wakefield game we did make some defensive errors, but the way the boys covered for each other was tremendous, with the effort by Jammer (Jamahl Lolesi) just before half-time a prime example.

The way he came across the field to deny Danny Brough when he raced away after picking up the loose ball on halfway showed exactly how much pride we take in protecting our tryline.

When I first arrived here we wanted to reach the position where teams had to earn the right to score tries against us, and I feel that with the magnificent help of Baloo (assistant coach Paul Anderson) and Bumper (head conditioner Mark Andrews) we’re reaching that point.

But even though we felt last year we were defending well and we’ve put in some tremendous defensive efforts this season, there are still areas we need to improve.

Given Paul Whatuira’s well-documented health problems towards the end of last year, how pleased were you with his performance?

Fatz is going really well and, as a group, I think we’re all delighted about that.

But I’m sure he’ll be the first to acknowledge he’s got some good players working around him in Kevin Brown, Lee Gilmour and David Hodgson. There’s some genuine pace there.

Having said that, I believe we’re already utilising Fatz far more than we did last year, and that’s also helping to bring the best out of him.

He’s clearly learned how to deal with the well-documented problems he faced late last year, which is something else that’s helping his game, and we all appreciate that for us to do well we need Paul Whatuira to be playing well. That’s what he’s doing now.

And do you feel that with Brett Hodgson not playing against Wakefield, people will now stop asking whether the Giants can win without their captain and the current Super League Man of Steel?

People will always have their say, and it’s obvious that when you lose one of your key players through injury it’s going to be a talking point.

But the big thing for us now is trying to win a really big game without Brett, and that’s one of challenges we face against Leeds Rhinos this weekend.

Leeds have obviously won Super League for the last three season, so it’s going to be a step up for us and we know we’re going to be even better than we were against Wakefield.

Hopefully, that’s something we can achieve. We’ll soon find out.

We know where we’re at as a squad and how important Brett is to us, but we also know we can win without him, as the Wakefield game has shown, and that should give us a great deal of confidence going into Sunday’s game.

After such a good win against Wakefield, is it a case of making sure the players don’t get too carried away.

With a game against Leeds coming up I can’t see anyone getting too carried away, even though the Wakefield win was so pleasing.

Although they (Leeds) haven’t made the greatest starts to the season, it looks as if their form is starting to pick up.

Their intensity lifted in their World Club Challenge clash against Melbourne Storm and, despite last week’s big victory coming against a Harlequins side struggling with injury, they did some very good things.

They showed what a talented, strong side they are.

But while we’re aware of their considerable strengths, I’m still more concerned about what we do.

When we played, and lost, to Leeds at home about the same time last season, I don’t think there was the belief we could beat them.

That’s changed now and, although this greater belief won’t guarantee us victory, it is a sign we’re continuing to move forward.

As well as hoping for a good performance, I’m sure you’ll also be hoping for a good crowd.

Definitely, because the support of the fans is always greatly appreciated.

Hopefully, the weather will be good and we’ll get a crowd of well over 10,000, especially seeing as it’s not on TV.

We like to think we’re improving as a team and are now playing some very entertaining footy as well, and the bigger the crowd the better.

Have you had any more thoughts about the Challenge Cup draw at home to Hull KR, and are you pleased it’s going to be televised?

It’s good for the profile of the Giants, that’s for sure, and I know it adds to the importance of what is already a big game.

But, as I said at the time, you can’t think too much about that fixture, because there are half-a-dozen Super League games before then.

The good thing is that we’re at home, although we could have drawn an easier side than Hull KR.

We’ll be playing the tie on the back of what we know is going to be a very punishing Easter schedule, and the thought of having to travel a distance so soon after playing three games in seven days isn’t an appealing prospect.

A tie in the South of France, for instance, would have been the last thing we needed.