Fiery forward Adrian Morley says it is payback time when Leeds Rhinos meet Bradford Bulls at Murrayfield.

The Great Britain international's reputation as one of the finest second-rowers in world rugby has been tarnished by his bad-guy image.

He missed his side's semi-final victory over Hull and two crucial Super League games because of suspension and has pledged to make amends for his latest brush with authority.

"I feel as though I let the boys down by getting a ban," he said.

"We suffered in the league as well, so I do feel as though I owe them one."

Twenty-two-year-old Morley, who picked up his latest ban for a high tackle during his side's League defeat at Wigan, has been sent off five times in his career and has picked up two further bans after being cited for fouls.

Great Britain team-mate Barrie McDermott is another Leeds player acutely aware of the need to work on an appalling disciplinary record, while both accept that their self-control will be put to the severest test by Bradford.

"It's something me and Barrie have experienced over the last couple of years," said Morley.

"Players do try and wind you up to make you give away penalties or get you sent off; it's just part of the game.

"It's how you cope with it. Me and Barrie have not been too clever at coping with it. But I think I've learnt my lesson, albeit the hard way.

"It was really frustrating at the semi-final. I've been in that position before but never missed such an important game as a semi-final. It was a bad experience, and I don't want to go through that again.

"I think I'm wiser now; I know how to handle it. It tends to happen in the big games like Wigan, Bradford and Saints when you're wound up anyway and it only takes a little thing to trigger you off. You see the red mist. But I think I know where I've been going wrong."

On the subject of positive thinking, Morley has some big decisions to make about his future.

Currently at the centre of a tug of war between England and Wales for his World Cup services, the Salford-born player has also been linked with a move to former Leeds coach Graham Murray's Sydney Roosters when his contract expires later this year.

He has already made his mind up about the World Cup but will not make his announcement until after the final and, in the meantime, is concentrating on paying back his team-mates for giving him the chance to collect a second Cup winners' medal.

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