Hull FC centre Kirk Yeaman is determined to end the club's 10-game losing streak to Stobart Super League champions Leeds Rhinos next week.
The East Yorkshire club have the weekend off following their early Challenge Cup exit and Yeaman hopes the break will allow the team to regroup for the visit of Leeds.
Yeaman is aiming to return from a broken cheekbone against Brian McDermott's troops and the 28-year-old has rejected suggestions the Rhinos are their bogey side.
The club's long-serving player sees no reason why Hull FC cannot get one over Leeds with a strong performance from Peter Gentle's men.
"I'll be pushing to return for the Leeds game as we need all the bodies back that we can," he told the Hull Daily Mail.
"People say Leeds are our bogey team but I don't buy into that. They just seem to play well against us and we don't seem to turn up sometimes for whatever reasons.
"Injuries are part and parcel of the game. You get plenty during the year and it just so happens that all ours have come at once.
"I'd rather get them out of the way now rather than at the back end of the season when you need everyone on board for the play-offs.
"Hopefully, we will have some experienced bodies back and we can put that right and get back to winning ways.
"If we put in a strong performance, maybe we can get that monkey off our back this year."