Hetherington has described this week’s double swoop for Salford Red Devils half-back Brodie Croft and hooker Andy Ackers as “the biggest single investment in players the club has made since the signing of Iestyn Harris 26 years ago”. The transfer fees are undisclosed, but Salford say the money they received for Croft is a club record and Hetherington confirmed Rhinos have made a “significant investment” in the two players.
” The signings of Croft and Ackers came less than two weeks after Rhinos announced a multi-million pound partnership with AMT Auto, who have acquired naming rights at Headingley Rugby Stadium for the next 15 years. And earlier this week main backers Leeds Building Society extended their sponsorship of the club, which began in 2007, for another three seasons, until the end of 2026.