2008 Huddersfield Giants season

The 2008 Huddersfield Giants season saw the club compete in Super League XIII as well as the 2008 Challenge Cup tournament.

Results

Super League XIII
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St. Helens 27 21 1 5 940 457 +483 43 Play-off Semi Final
2 Leeds Rhinos 27 21 0 6 863 413 +450 42
3 Catalans Dragons 27 16 2 9 694 625 +69 34 Play-off Elimination Finals
4 Wigan Warriors 27 13 3 11 648 698 50 29
5 Bradford Bulls 27 14 0 13 705 625 +80 28
6 Warrington Wolves 27 14 0 13 690 713 23 28
7 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 11 1 15 564 713 149 23
8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 11 0 16 574 760 186 22
9 Harlequins RL 27 11 0 16 569 763 194 22
10 Huddersfield Giants 27 10 1 16 638 681 43 21
11 Hull 27 8 1 18 538 699 161 17
12 Castleford Tigers 27 7 1 19 593 869 276 15
Source: superleague.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

2008 squad

Squad
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PlayerAppsTriesGoalsDrop
Goals
Pts
1Chris Thorman7223050
2Martin Aspinwall00000
3Shane Elford72008
4Paul Whatuira950020
5David Hodgson00000
6Kevin Brown930110
7Luke Robinson960024
8Eorl Crabtree92008
9George Gatis81004
10John Skandalis90000
11Jamahl Lolesi940016
12Andy Raleigh91004
13Stephen Wild70000
14Stuart Jones50000
15Paul Jackson80000
16Keith Mason81004
17Steve Snitch81004
18Darrell Griffin82008
19Ryan Hudson90000
20Tom Hemingway10102
21Leroy Cudjoe307014
22Michael Lawrence20000
24Rod Jensen940016

2008 Signings

Transfers In

Player Previous club
Luke RobinsonSalford City Reds
David HodgsonSalford City Reds
Paul WhatuiraWests Tigers
George GatisNew Zealand Warriors
Danny KirmondFeatherstone Rovers
Nathan BrownSt George Illawarra

Transfers out

Player To
Brad DrewWakefield Trinity Wildcats
Paul ReillyWakefield Trinity Wildcats
Chris NeroBradford Bulls
Robbie PaulSalford City Reds
Mat GardnerSalford City Reds

Fixtures/Results

Engage Super League XIII Huddersfield Giants

Round 1.

10 February 2008
Huddersfield Giants 10–30 Leeds Rhinos
Try: Jensen
Robinson
Goal: Thorman
(Report) Try: Webb (2)
Hall (2)
Jones-Buchanan
Goal: Burrow
Sinfield (4)
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 15,629
Referee: I Smith

Round 2.

16 February 2008
Bradford Bulls 38–12 Huddersfield Giants
Try: Evans
Sykes
Newton
Morrison
Finnigan (2)
Goal: Deacon (7)
(Report) Try: Whatuira
Robinson
Goal: Thorman (2)
Grattan Stadium, Bradford
Attendance: 10,124
Referee: B Thaler

Round 3.

24 February 2008
Huddersfield Giants 64–12 Castleford Tigers
Try: Thorman
Elford
Whatuira
Lolesi (2)
Jensen
Brown
Robinson (2)
Mason
Snitch
Raleigh
Goal: Thorman (8)
(Report) Try: Wainwright
Lupton
Goal:Westerman (2)
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 7,184
Referee: R Silverwood

Round 4.

2 March 2008
Huddersfield Giants 28–8 Hull
Try: Elford
Lolesi
Brown
Robinson
Crabtree
Goal: Thorman (4)
(Report) Try: Hall
Goal:Tickle (2)
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 8,012
Referee: S Ganson

Round 5.

8 March 2008
Harlequins RL 24–0 Huddersfield Giants
Try: Howell
Sheriffe
Randall
McCarthy-Scarsbrook
Goal: Paul (2)
Purdham (2)
(Report)
The Stoop, London
Attendance: 3,284
Referee: I Smith

Round 6.

16 March 2008
Huddersfield Giants 19–20 Wigan Warriors
Try: Brown
Robinson
Goal: Cudjoe (5)
Drop: Brown
(Report) Try: Goulding
Carmont
Coley
Goal:Richards (4)
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 8,417
Referee: P Bentham

Round 7.

21 March 2008
Warrington Wolves 30–14 Huddersfield Giants
Try: Briers
Hicks (2)
Gleeson
Bracek
Goal: Briers (5)
(Report) Try: Lolesi
Crabtree
Goal: Cudjoe (2)
Hemingway
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 9,320
Referee: B Thaler

Round 8.

24 March 2008
Huddersfield Giants 28–26 St Helens R.F.C.
Try: Griffin (2)
Lolesi
Whatuira
Jensen
Goal: Thorman (4)
(Report) Try: Wellens
Flannery
Pryce
Roby
Goal: Long (5)
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 7,131
Referee: I Smith

Carnegie Challenge Cup

20 April 2008
Halifax 24–42 Huddersfield Giants
Try: Watene
Govin
Wrench
Gibson
Goal: Holroyd (4)
(Report) Try: Hudson
Robinson (2)
Jensen
Hemingway
Lolesi
Brown
Raleigh
Goal: Thorman (5)
Shay Stadium, Halifax
Attendance: 3,794

Round 9.

30 March 2008
Hull Kingston Rovers 24–24 Huddersfield Giants
Try: Walker
Webster
Fitzhenry (2)
Goal: Cooke (4)
(Report) Try: Thorman
Whatuira
Jensen
Gatis
Goal: Thorman (4)
New Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull
Attendance: 7,101
Referee: P Bentham

Round 10.

4 April 2008
Huddersfield Giants 16–20 Catalans Dragons
Try: Lolesi
Hudson
Griffin
Goal: Thorman (2)
(Report) Try: David Ferriol
Bosc
Fakir
Goal:Bosc (4)
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 4,071
Referee: R Silverwood

Round 11.

12 April 2008
Huddersfield Giants 16–18 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Try: Jensen
Robinson
Goal: Thorman (4)
(Report) Try: Murphy
Martin
Wilkes
Goal: Martin (2)
Brough
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 5,693
Referee: P Bentham

Round 12.

27 April 2008
Hull 28–20 Huddersfield Giants
Try: Byrne (2)
Hall
Washbrook
Tickle
Goal: Tickle (4)
(Report) Try: Whatuira
Robinson
Snitch
Goal: Cudjoe
Hemingway
KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
Attendance: 12,420
Referee: R Laughton

Round 13.

27 April 2008
Warrington Wolves 36–34 Huddersfield Giants
Try: Reardon
Briers(2)
Monaghan
Bracek
Goal: Hicks (6)
(Report) Try: Jensen
Lawrence
Robinson
Skandalis
Raleigh (2)Goal: Robinson (3)
Hemingway (2)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: B Thaler

Round 14.

18 May 2008
Huddersfield Giants 50–16 Hull Kingston Rovers
Try: Cudjoe
Aspinwall
Lawrence (2)
Whatuira
Elford
Robinson
Skandalis
Raleigh
Goal: Thorman (7)
(Report) Try: Fox
Murrell
Lovegrove Goal: Cooke
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 7,248
Referee: I Smith

References

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