Saturday's trip to Warrington Wolves is Rhinos' first match since their Carnegie Challenge Cup semi-final defeat by St Helens.

Leeds will again be without star full-back Brent Webb, along with long-term casualties Clinton Toopi, Ryan Hall, Ryan Bailey and Jamie Jones-Buchanan.

Injury doubts Ali Lauitiiti and Danny McGuire are included in Rhinos' squad, Rob Burrow has been given the all-clear and Danny Allan, Eric Anselme, Ben Jones-Bishop and Luke Burgess are back in contention.

Leeds will return to the top of the table if they win and Ellis said: "We can't afford to feel sorry for ourselves, definitely not.

"We have got to focus on Saturday. Warrington are playing very well and it'll be a tough challenge for us.

"It is tight at the top of the table and we want to keep our winning run in Super League going.

"The semi-final was disappointing, but we have got to keep our heads up.

"We've had time to reflect on it, it was an opportunity gone begging.

"We all wanted to play at Wembley and Saints have earned that right by beating us. There has been a lot of emphasis on the Challenge Cup this year.

"It is the one that's eluded us in recent years.

"I have had two semi-finals and a final without a victory and it is very disappointing, but now we've got Warrington this week and we have got to get on with that."

Rhinos remain level on points with engage Super League leaders St Helens and are just three clear of third-placed Les Catalans Dragons, so Ellis said the four-pointer at HJ Stadium is crucial.

"We want to be in the strongest position possible," he said. "Finishing in that third spot could mean a trip over to France in the play-offs the week before the Grand Final.

"It has probably put a bit more emphasis on winning the league this year, because you want to be in the best position possible going into the play-offs."

Despite the adverse result, Ellis insisted Rhinos could take some positives from their effort against Saints.

Leeds were outscored by only four tries to three, despite being put under pressure for long spells and trailing 18-2 early in the second half.

"We showed a lot of character and a lot of heart and determination," he said.

"But unfortunately, those things alone don't win you rugby games.
"We weren't smart enough early on, we had to do a lot of defending and it took its toll on us later on in the game.

"They took their chances. They played well and we never really felt like we got into the game, other than a 10-minute spell in the second half.

"We were always chasing it a little bit and that's the disappointing thing.

"We had a game plan and it just didn't go our way and the result of that was the loss."