With the roof on at the Millennium Stadium, there will be no wind, no sun, no rain, nothing to stop us playing rugby the way it should be played.

We are going to unleash our full arsenal of weaponry.

It will be perfect conditions and it is up to us to make the most of them.

Against Hull last week we showed flashes of what we have done all season and we are happy that we are peaking at the right time.

Don't get me wrong, Leeds are a good team and those fans who think we are just going to go out there and blow them away are probably mistaken. But what we will do is go out there and play the way we are capable of doing. We are a great team, we have some great players and this is our chance to once again show that.

And, personally, I will be looking for an immaculate performance in Wales.

It is not just because I am captain, it is because I am an international rugby player and set myself very high standards.

I know what I am capable of and I have to produce that, I need to lead by example and need to make sure I give my all, putting my body on the line if I have to.

But this isn't about me. I have scored hat-tricks in Challenge Cup finals (in 1996 against St Helens) and still been on the losing side.

If I play badly and the team win, then I will accept that. If the team play badly and win, I will also accept that. It is all about winning.

It has been upbeat in training, we are as well prepared as we can be - better, in fact.

And we will need to be because Leeds are a very good team. They are probably favourites right now, but I don't mind coming in as underdogs.

Look, it is two top teams playing in perfect condition, it is 17 men against 17 men, and the ones with the best gameplan will win.

There will be a tremendous atmosphere at the stadium. With the roof on it will be real noisy, and we are going to have to really concentrate.

We will have to be very tactile, maintain a lot of eye contact and even use sign-language to communicate because we may not hear each other.

We have a taste of that this week already with the noisy construction work going on around Odsal.

We are a very determined side, and we are a very talented side and we will be doing all we can to ensure we give the Bradford fans the best possible reward for making the long journey to Cardiff.