Darnell has the drive to make an even bigger impact

game, they want to carry it through week-in week-out,” said McIntosh.

“I want to do the same as last season and try and better it if I can.

“I feel like I can do it, I’ve put in a lot of hard work this pre-season and we’ve been working hard in order to improve.

“I definitely think I can do it and, if I get another opportunity, I would be keen to prove it.”

And McIntosh is eager to get more games, and to try to match the impact of wing colleague Jermaine ‘Jerry’ McGillvary – who was England’s star performer in the Rugby League World Cup last autumn down in Australia and New Zealand.

“I’m definitely more focused on appearances this season,” explained McIntosh.

“I know I scored quite a few tries last season, so I’m thankful for that and for my teammates to put me in those positions.

“For me, being a young player, I just need to get more games under my belt in order to improve.

“I made 24 appearances last year, so if I can get anywhere near that then I’ll be over the moon.

“I want to get more games in and I want to make more of an impact with the games I am involved in.

“I want my teammates to feel like they can trust and rely on me.

“I want them to know the good things that I can do, especially coming out of defence and making the yards like Jerry does.

“I want to make a big impact like that.

“I’ve put on quite a bit of weight and I feel like I can help the team, especially by getting us on the front foot early on.”

Over Super League 2017, McIntosh marked himself out as a consistent and sometimes spectacular finisher, and is keen