Former NRL bad boy Albert Kelly has sparked a hoodoo-breaking Challenge Cup semi-final win for Hull over Leeds.
The former Cronulla and Gold Coast playmaker returned from a two-week injury lay-off to help the defending champions book an immediate return to Wembley with a resounding 43-24 win.
Not even two spectacular tries from England winger Ryan Hall could prevent Hull breaking the Rhinos' eight-match winning run against the Black and Whites, who ran in three tries in the last quarter to eventually run away with a match that was delicately poised at halftime.
Hull's imposing pack laid the platform for their second-half rout but it was Kelly who provided the spark while halves partner Marc Sneyd kicked seven goals from seven attempts as well as a drop goal.
Hull, who ended their lifetime wait for a win at Wembley with last year's victory over Warrington, will meet Salford or Wigan in the August 26 final.
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Leeds had nine players back after sitting out their 34-0 defeat at Wigan and England pair Hall and Kallum Watkins made the biggest impact.
In contrast, the Rhinos' other winger Tom Briscoe had a fairly miserable afternoon as his old club targeted his vulnerability under the high ball, while Hull's right winger, former Melbourne flyer Mahe Fonua, had the misfortune to be up against Hall.
Briscoe, five-try hero in Leeds' last Wembley triumph in 2015, was spared embarrassment from his early knock-on when Hull second-rower Mark Minichiello had a try disallowed for obstruction.
But Fonua had his pocket pinched when Hall outjumped him to touch down Joel Moon's high kick for the first try of the game and, after knocking on behind his own tryline trying to collect another Moon bomb, was beaten to Watkins' grubber by the England international as Leeds regained the lead on 32 minutes.
In between Hall's brace, Kelly demonstrated neat footwork to slide through a hole in the Rhinos' defence for his side's first try and then played a key role in the scores that put them in front.
