2010 Huddersfield Giants season

2010 Huddersfield Giants season
2010 Huddersfield Giants season
Super League XV Rank	5th
Play-off result	Lost in qualifying semi-finals
Challenge Cup	Fifth round
Team information
Chairman	Ken Davy
Head coach	Nathan Brown
Captain	Brett Hodgson;
Stadium	Galpharm Stadium

In the 2010 rugby league season, Huddersfield Giants competed in Super League XV and the 2010 Challenge Cup.

Results

Super League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wigan Warriors (L, C)	27	22	0	5	922	411	+511	44	Play-offs
2	St Helens	27	20	0	7	946	547	+399	40
3	Warrington Wolves	27	20	0	7	885	488	+397	40
4	Leeds Rhinos	27	17	1	9	725	561	+164	35
5	Huddersfield Giants	27	16	1	10	758	439	+319	33
6	Hull F.C.	27	16	0	11	569	584	−15	32
7	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	14	1	12	653	632	+21	29
8	Celtic Crusaders	27	12	0	15	547	732	−185	24
9	Castleford Tigers	27	11	0	16	648	766	−118	22
10	Bradford Bulls	27	9	1	17	528	728	−200	19
11	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	9	0	18	539	741	−202	18
12	Salford City Reds	27	8	0	19	448	857	−409	16
13	Harlequins	27	7	0	20	494	838	−344	14
14	Catalans Dragons	27	6	0	21	409	747	−338	12

Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Super League results

W Win D Draw L Loss

Super League results
Date	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Attendance	Report
5 February	1	Bradford Bulls	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	24–12	9,774	RLP
12 February	2	Hull F.C.	A	KC Stadium	L	6–14	14,520	RLP
21 February	3	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	"New" Craven Park	W	30–0	7,575	RLP
28 February	4	Warrington Wolves	H	Galpharm Stadium	L	10–14	8,567	RLP
6 March	5	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	A	Hearwell Stadium	W	52–0	5,237	RLP
14 March	6	Leeds Rhinos	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	26–20	10,116	RLP
20 March	7	Harlequins	A	Twickenham Stoop	W	32–18	2,624	RLP
28 March	8	St Helens	H	Galpharm Stadium	L	6–24	9,648	RLP
2 April	9	Catalans Dragons	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	48–6	5,926	RLP
5 April	10	Salford City Reds	A	The Willows	L	18–30	4,014	RLP
9 April	11	Castleford Tigers	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	24–0	5,932	RLP
25 April	12	Crusaders	A	Racecourse Ground	W	38–10	4,127	RLP
2 May	13	Wigan Warriors	N	Murrayfield Stadium	L	10–28	25,401	RLP
16 May	14	Wigan Warriors	H	Galpharm Stadium	L	30–38	8,390	RLP
23 May	15	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	20–36	11,087	RLP
6 June	16	Bradford Bulls	A	Grattan Stadium, Odsal	W	52–6	8,156	RLP
11 June	17	St Helens	A	The GPW Recruitment Stadium	L	22–30	9.034	RLP
20 June	18	Hull F.C.	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	32–18	7,939	RLP
25 June	19	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	Galpharm Stadium	D	16–16	6,304	RLP
4 July	20	Castleford Tigers	A	The Jungle	L	18–44	5,925	RLP
11 July	21	Crusaders	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	30–12	5,339	RLP
16 July	22	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Carnegie Stadium	L	20–21	15,070	RLP
25 July	23	Harlequins	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	40–4	5,366	RLP
1 August	24	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	58–6	6,055	RLP
15 August	25	Wigan Warriors	A	DW Stadium	W	18–16	13,619	RLP
22 August	26	Salford City Reds	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	52–4	6,697	RLP
4 September	27	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	W	26–12	5,708	RLP

Play-offs

Play-off results
Date	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Attendance	Report
11 September	Eliminators	Crusaders	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	18–12	5,869	RLP
18 September	Preliminary semi-finals	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	W	34–22	8,050	RLP
24 September	Qualifying semi-finals	St Helens	A	The GPW Recruitment Stadium	L	22–42	13,510	RLP

Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Challenge Cup results
Date	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
18 April	4	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	Galpharm Stadium	W	40–12			7,241	RLP
9 May	5	Warrington Wolves	H	Galpharm Stadium	L	4–60			6,641	RLP

Players

Squad

As of 19 December 2009

Number	Player	Position	Previous club
1	Brett Hodgson	F	Wests Tigers
2	Leroy Cudjoe	W	Huddersfield Giants
3	Jamahl Lolesi	C	Wests Tigers
4	Paul Whatuira	C	Wests Tigers
5	David Hodgson	W	Salford City Reds
6	Kevin Brown	SO	Wigan Warriors
7	Luke Robinson	SH	Salford City Reds
8	Eorl Crabtree	P	Huddersfield Giants
9	Shaun Lunt	HK	Workington Town
10	Keith Mason	P	St. Helens
11	Lee Gilmour	SR	St. Helens
12	David Fa'alogo	SR	South Sydney Rabbitohs
13	Stephen Wild	LF	Wigan Warriors
14	Simon Finnigan	SR	Bradford Bulls
15	Andy Raleigh	SR	Hull Kingston Rovers
16	Darrell Griffin	P	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
17	Danny Kirmond	SR	Featherstone Rovers
18	Brad Drew	HK	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
19	Michael Lawrence	W	Huddersfield Giants
20	David Faiumu	HK	North Queensland Cowboys
21	Scott Grix	W	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
22	Martin Aspinwall	SR	Wigan Warriors
23	Larne Patrick	SR	Bradford Bulls
24	Josh Griffin	C	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
25	Keal Carlile	HK	Bradford Bulls
26	Kyle Wood	SH	Sheffield Eagles
27	Jermaine McGillvary	W	Huddersfield Giants
28	Greg Mcnally	SH	Whitehaven
29	Alex Brown	W	Huddersfield Giants
30	Adam Walker	SR	Huddersfield Giants
31	Elliott Hodgson	FB	Huddersfield Giants
32	Jacob Fairbank	P	Huddersfield Giants
33	Graeme Horne	SR	Hull
34	Danny Brough	SH	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Transfers

In

List of players joining Huddersfield
Name	Signed from	Fee	Date
Brad Drew	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Undisclosed	September 2009
Scott Grix	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Free Agent	September 2009
Kyle Wood	Sheffield Eagles	Undisclosed	October 2009
Alex Brown	Huddersfield Giants	Full time contract	September 2009
David Fa'alogo	South Sydney Rabbitohs		May 2009
Greg McNally	Whitehaven	Loan return	September 2009
Lee Gilmour	St. Helens	Free Agent	October 2009
Danny Brough	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	£30k P/ex	March 2010

Out

List of players leaving Huddersfield
Name	Signed for	Fee	Date
Liam Fulton	Wests Tigers	Loan return	October 2009
Thomas Hemingway	Blackpool Panthers	Free Agent	October 2009
Richard Lopag	Castleford TigersAcademy	Free Agent	October 2009
Chris Lawson		Free Agent	October 2009
Joe Walsh	Sheffield Eagles	Free Agent	October 2009
Paul Jackson	Castleford Tigers	Free Agent	October 2009
Scott Moore	St. Helens	Loan return	October 2009
Michael Korkidas	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Loan	October 2009
Kyle Wood	Batley Bulldogs	Loan	November 2009
Josh Griffin	Batley Bulldogs	Loan	November 2009
Alex Brown	Batley Bulldogs	Loan	November 2009
Danny Kirmond	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Loan	March 2010
Kyle Wood	Castleford Tigers	Loan	May 2010

External links

Huddersfield Giants' official website