Tuesday 16 September 2014 15:47, UK
Leeds’ Jamie Peacock is eager for the Rhinos to reach the Grand Final again at Old Trafford so that he can play in another World Club Challenge.
The 36-year-old veteran already holds the record for most Grand Final victories - with three for Bradford Bulls and five for his home-town club - and tasted Challenge Cup success for the second time last month.
He has gained five winners' medals in the World Club Challenge too, but insists his appetite for silverware is far from satiated.
The newly-named World Club Series is expanding in 2015. Under the new format, the two hemispheres will each field three participants. Super League's Grand Finalists plus the third-highest ranked team will join the NRL winners, along with South Sydney and Brisbane.
After losing their last five league games to finish outside the top five for the first time since the inaugural Super League campaign of 1996, the Rhinos must do it the hard way if they are to make it to Old Trafford.
"You don't get tired of playing in big games and winning," said Peacock, whose side launch their playoff bid against Catalan Dragons at Headingley on Saturday.
"That's probably why I've played so long, we've been so successful at Leeds and played in so many big games. It's my favourite part of the job and I'm looking forward to the next four weeks and hopefully getting back to the Grand Final.
"I want another crack at playing in the World Club Challenge and we've got to get to the Grand Final to do that. It's a real goal of mine.
"I know we've got to do it the tough way from sixth. We've got experience of doing it before but that doesn't mean we'll take anything for granted. We know we're going to have to work hard as a team.
I want another crack at playing in the World Club Challenge and we've got to get to the Grand Final to do that. It's a real goal of mine.
"I think it's exciting because genuinely I think anyone has got a chance of winning it. If you look at all the play-off games, they're all hard to call and that's the first time we've had that.
"And whoever wins, the following week's games will all be difficult to call."
Meanwhile, Peacock, who has one more year on his Leeds contract, insists the 2015 campaign will definitely be his last as a rugby league player.
Despite Australian Steve Menzies playing in Super League at the age of 40 and his long-time adversary Adrian Morley pledging to carry on beyond his 38th birthday, Peacock is still intending to hang up his boots next year.
"It's a good question," he concluded. "It does cross my mind but it's pretty tough trying to play at this standard all the time and a lot of people suffer around me, probably a little bit too much.
"I will definitely call it time then."
