The Super League play-offs begin next week!
Adrian Lam is relishing how the 2025 Super League campaign is breaking from tradition, praising Hull KR for their League Leaders’ Shield triumph and backing the possibility of a new name lifting the trophy at Old Trafford.
Lam’s Leigh Leopards have sealed their best-ever Super League finish, claiming third place after wrapping up the regular season with a fifth consecutive victory.
Their 30-16 result over Huddersfield Giants secured a ninth win in their last 11 games, setting them up perfectly for a home eliminator tie against Wakefield Trinity in the play-offs.
The Leopards’ rise under Lam’s leadership has been remarkable. After winning the Challenge Cup in 2023 and reaching a first-ever Super League semi-final last season, belief is growing that they could go one step further and reach the Theatre of Dreams this year.
Lam is also enjoying the fresh storylines emerging across the league – not least Wakefield’s sixth-place finish, just one year after their return to the top flight under Daryl Powell.
“I love the fact that KR are League Leaders, Leigh Leopards are third and Wakefield are sixth because it’s against the ‘norm’ of Super League over its entirety,” Lam smiled.
“It’d be nice to add another team into that (list of) winners in a Super League Grand Final other than Bradford, Leeds, St Helens and Wigan.
“Whether that happens or not, we’ll see, but if you’re a rugby league fan then there are different things happening at the minute.
“There’s life in clubs and I think it’s great for the sport that’s the case.”