Ace full-back Lachie Miller is living the dream with Leeds Rhinos this season, even if teammate Brodie Croft has been taking all his tries.

Ever-present over the opening 10 rounds of Betfred Super League, Miller leads the competition for carries (224) and tackle busts (75) and is third on the table for both try assists (10) and metres made (1,707). Surprisingly though, he has scored only one try, a superb chip and chase in last month’s win at Huddersfield Giants.

Reflecting on how his third campaign at Leeds has been so far, Miller stressed: “I am really happy with how I have been going. I can’t buy a try - Crofty is taking them all - but I am doing my job, whatever’s needed

“I am trying to do what’s best for the team and I feel like at the moment it is working really well. As a spine we are all doing our job and our middles are on top, so I am happy.”

Lachie Miller congratulates Brodie Croft after the latter's second try in Leeds Rhinos' 40-22 win against Wakefield Trinity last week. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com.

placeholder image — Lachie Miller congratulates Brodie Croft after the latter's second try in Leeds Rhinos' 40-22 win against Wakefield Trinity last week. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com.

Leeds’ tally of 59 tries is seven ahead of nearest rivals Hull KR and Warrington Wolves, who both have a game in hand. More than half of those have gone to either Croft, Super League’s second-highest try scorer with 13, or teammate Maika Sivo, who leads the way on 17.

Sivo scored a hat-trick in last week’s 40-22 defeat of Wakefield Trinity and Croft crossed twice. Between them, the Rhinos pair have touched down more times this year than Castleford Tigers and Toulouse Olympique have as a team. Miller joked: “They are just falling over the line, to be honest - just catching the ball and putting it down!”

But he admitted it is a pleasure to see Sivo in such prolific form after an anterior cruciate ligament injury kept him out of the entire 2025 season. “Maika was a big loss last year,” Miller reflected.

Lachie Miller about to touch down for his only try of the season so far, during Leeds Rhinos' win at Huddersfield Giants last month. Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com.

“We all knew he is one of the best try scorers in the world and has been for a long time. It is good to see him back, fit and healthy. He has put a lot of hard work in, he is just a good player and a really good bloke to have around - and Crofty is all right as well! Everyone is doing a really good job and it doesn’t matter who scores, as long as we win.”

Rhinos are top of the table going into this weekend’s Challenge Cup semi-final break and Miller described the mood in the camp as “very happy”. He said: “Since I’ve been here it’s the first time we’ve been top of the ladder and it’s one of the first times we’ve won five in a row as well.

“We’re very pleased with how we are going; there are areas we need to fix up, but it’s good that we’ve got areas to fix up when we are going well. There’s a lot to work on in the next two weeks and we’re really focused on the Wigan game and the next block of matches before the Challenge Cup final.

“The next few games are really important for us; we have got to keep fit and healthy in the next two weeks, do what’s right and then roll into the next game.”