LACH 'N' LOAD

'Simplified' Miller gives Rhinos more ammo for play-offs push

- DAVE CRAVEN

Leeds 30 Wigan 4.

LACHIE MILLER turned from zero to hero as brilliant Leeds stunned rattled champions Wigan.

The Aussie full-back has endured an inconsistent start to life at Headingley since his off-season move from Newcastle Knights.

And he was up and down again yesterday, with a mixed-bag performance.

Miller was hauled into touch near his own goalline and then bombed a gilt-edged chance when ignoring supporting Harry Newman - only to get dragged down short by Wigan prop Liam Byrne.

But the livewire 29-year-old knows how to turn it on, too. His magic helped see off ill-disciplined Wigan, who had England scrum-half Harry Smith sent off and Adam Keighran sin-binned.

After picking up his second win as Leeds boss, Brad Arthur (below) said: "Lachie's minimised the bad things in his game. I've tried to really simplify his role and focus on what he's good at and get his positional play right.