2007 Huddersfield Giants season

2007 Huddersfield Giants season
Super League Rank	5th
Challenge Cup	Quarter-finals
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This article is about the 2007 season of the Huddersfield Giants.

Results

Rounds 1–5

Round 1

11 February 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Bradford Bulls	18–14	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Morrison, Hape, Solomona Goals: Deacon (3)		Tries: Lolesi, Jones Goals: Thorman (3)

Odsal Stadium, Bradford Attendance: 12,130 Referee: Richard Silverwood

Round 2

18 February 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	10–17	Hull Kingston Rovers
Tries: Nero, Wild Goals: Thorman		Tries: Cockayne, Murrell Goals: Morton (4) Drop goals: Webster

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Ben Thaler

Round 3NB Game played before Round 1 due to St Helens' involvement in World Club Challenge

2 February 2007 – 7.05pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	10–18	St Helens R.F.C.
Tries: Gardner Goals: Thorman (3)		Tries: Gilmour (2), Pryce, Gardner Goals: Long

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 9,212 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 4

4 March 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Leeds Rhinos	16–12	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Toopi, Smith, Jones-Buchanan Goals: Sinfield (2)		Tries: Thorman, Crabtree Goals: Thorman (2)

Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds

Round 5

11 March 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	12–16	Hull F.C.
Tries: Thorman (2) Goals: Thorman (2)		Tries: Briscoe, Sing, King Goals: Tickle (2)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 7,188

Rounds 6–10

Round 6

11 March 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Catalans Dragons	23–22	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Greenshields, Bosc, Mogg, Teixido Goals: Bosc (3) Drop goals: Jones		Tries: Nero, Jones, Wild, Hudson Goals: Hemingway (2), Drew

Attendance: 8,300

Round 7

25 March 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	16–18	Salford City Reds
Tries: Gardner, Thorman, Raleigh Goals: Thorman (2)		Tries: Turner, Robinson (2) Goals: Wilshere (3)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 5,275

Round 8

6 April 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	56–12	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Tries: Reilly, Aspinwall, Brown (3), Drew, Paul, Raleigh, Wild, Jones Goals: Thorman (7)		Tries: Blaymire, Moore Goals: Rooney (2)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 6,757

Round 9

9 April 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Warrington Wolves	18–26	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Gleeson, Fa'afili (2) Goals: Briers (3)		Tries: Aspinwall, Drew, Crabtree Goals: Thorman (7)

Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 9,483

Round 10

15 April 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	41–16	Wigan Warriors
Tries: Reilly, Drew, Hudson, Wild, Snitch, Crabtree Goals: Thorman (8) Drop goals: Thorman		Tries: Vaealiki (2), Leuluai Goals: Richards (2)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 7,117

Rounds 11–15

Round 11

22 April 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	46–16	Harlequins RL
Tries: Reilly (2), Nero, Lolesi, Thorman, Wild, Snitch  (2) Goals: Thorman (7)		Tries: Smith, Randall, Grayshon Goals: Purdham (2)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 4,894

Round 12

27 April 2007 – 8.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Hull Kingston Rovers	16–28	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Bauer, Gene Goals: Cooke (4)		Tries: Lolesi, Wild, Raleigh, Jones Goals: Thorman (6)

New Craven Park, Hull Attendance: 6,597

Round 13 – MILLENNIUM MAGIC

6 May 2007 – 2.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	36–12	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Tries: Aspinwall, Lolesi, Thorman, Paul, Wild (2) Goals: Thorman (6)		Tries: Rooney, White Goals: Rooney (2)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Round 14

11 February 2007 – 8.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	36–12	Bradford Bulls
Tries: Thorman (2), Brown, Skandalis, Jones, Wild Goals: Thorman (6)		Tries: B Harris, Vainikolo Goals: I Harris (2)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 8,667

Round 15

25 May 2007 – 8.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Salford City Reds	14–12	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Hodgson, McGuinness, Viane Goals: Wilshere (3)		Tries: Reilly, Wild Goals: Thorman (2)

The Willows, Salford Attendance: 3,379

Rounds 16–20

Round 16

3 June 2007 – 3.15pm DRAW – 1 Pt

Hull F.C.	9–9	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Tickle Goals: Tickle (2) Drop goals: Horne		Tries: Thorman Goals: Thorman (2) Drop goals: Thorman

KC Stadium, Hull Attendance: 12,094

Round 17

17 June 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	12–25	Leeds Rhinos
Tries: Nero, Jackson Goals: Drew (2)		Tries: Tansey, Donald, McGuire Goals: Sinfield (4) Drop Goals: Kevin Sinfield

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 10,241

Round 18

30 June 2007 – 6.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

St Helens R.F.C.	54–4	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Wellens, Gardner, Talau, Tyrer (2), Pryce, Gilmour, Wilkin, Fa'asavalu Goals: Tyrer (7)		Tries: Nero

Knowsley Road, St Helens Attendance: 7,771

Round 19

8 July 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	28–47	Warrington Wolves
Tries: Aspinwall, Drew, Crabtree Goals: Thorman (7)		Tries: Gleeson, Fa'afili (2) Goals: Briers (3)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 6,822

Round 20

15 July 2007 – 3.30pm WIN – 2 Pts

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	23–24	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Fox (2), Obst (2) Goals: Rooney (4) Drop Goals: Rooney		Tries: Thorman, Elford, Wild, Snitch Goals: Thorman (4)

Atlantic Solutions Stadium, Wakefield Attendance: 5,241

Rounds 21–27

Round 21

21 July 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Harlequins RL	10–22	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Smith, McCarthy-Scarsbrook Goals: Sykes		Tries: Nero (2), Brown, Snitch Goals: Thorman (3)

Griffin Park, Brentford Attendance: 2,478

Round 22

5 August 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	42–22	Catalans Dragons
Tries: Thorman, Jensen, Elford (2), Griffin, Wild Goals: Thorman (7)		Tries: Khattabi, Chan, Mogg, Croker Goals: Jones (3)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 4,313

Round 23

10 August 2007 – 8.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Wigan Warriors	20–12	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Goulding (2), Higham Goals: Richards (6)		Tries: Nero, Wild Goals: Thorman (2) Drop goals: Thorman

JJB Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 12,744

Round 24

19 August 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	26–22	Bradford Bulls
Tries: Jensen, Lolesi (3) Goals: Drew (5)		Tries: McKenna, Solomona, Henderson Goals: I Harris (5)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 6,824

Round 25

31 August 2007 – 8.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Warrington Wolves	22–34	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Fa'afili, Westwood (3), Penny Goals: Westwood		Tries: Lolesi, Jensen, Brown, Drew, Hudson Goals: Thorman (7)

Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 8,843

Round 26

9 September 2007 – 4.00pm WIN – 2 Pts

Huddersfield Giants	24–22	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Tries: Lolesi (2), Reilly, Wild, Paul Goals: Thorman (4)		Tries: White, Demetriou (2) Goals: Rooney (5)

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 7,066

Round 27

17 September 2007 – 7.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts

Hull Kingston Rovers	25–24	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Vella, Fisher (2), Fisher Goals: Cooke (4) Drop goals: Cooke		Tries: Reilly (2), Nero, Jensen (2) Goals: Thorman (2)

New Craven Park, Kingston-upon-Hull Attendance: 6,700

Playoffs

22 September 2007 – 7.00pm LOSS – ELIMINATED

Hull F.C.	22–16	Huddersfield Giants
Tries: Raynor (2), Lee, Horne Goals: Tickle (3)		Tries: Hudson, Reilly, Brown Goals: Thorman (2)

KC Stadium, Hull Referee: Ashley Klein

Super League XII table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	St Helens (L)	27	19	0	8	783	422	+361	38	Semifinal
2	Leeds Rhinos (C)	27	18	1	8	747	487	+260	37
3	Bradford Bulls	27	17	1	9	778	560	+218	33 [a]	Elimination semifinal
4	Hull F.C.	27	14	2	11	573	553	+20	30
5	Huddersfield Giants	27	13	1	13	638	543	+95	27
6	Wigan Warriors	27	15	1	11	621	527	+94	27 [b]
7	Warrington Wolves	27	13	0	14	693	736	−43	26
8	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	11	1	15	596	714	−118	23
9	Harlequins	27	10	3	14	495	636	−141	23
10	Catalans Dragons	27	10	1	16	570	685	−115	21
11	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	10	0	17	491	723	−232	20
12	Salford City Reds (R)	27	6	1	20	475	874	−399	13	Relegation to National League One

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

1. Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
2. Wigan deducted 4 points for salary cap breaches.

2007 Season players

Squad no	Player	Apps	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Pts
1	Paul Reilly	23	9	0	0	36
2	Martin Aspinwall	12	3	0	0	12
3	Jamahl Lolesi	26	10	0	0	40
4	Kevin Brown	27	7	0	0	28
5	Shane Elford	10	4	0	0	16
6	Chris Thorman	25	11	96	2	238
7	Robbie Paul	24	3	0	0	12
8	Eorl Crabtree	27	3	0	0	12
9	Brad Drew	27	5	12	0	44
10	John Skandalis	27	1	0	0	4
11	Chris Nero	28	9	0	0	36
12	Andy Raleigh	26	3	0	0	12
13	Stephen Wild	28	15	0	0	60
14	Stuart Jones	23	5	0	0	20
15	Paul Jackson	18	1	0	0	4
16	Keith Mason	26	0	0	0	0
18	Darrell Griffin	26	1	0	0	4
19	Ryan Hudson	28	6	0	0	24
20	Steve Snitch	20	5	0	0	20
21	Mat Gardner	11	2	0	0	8
22	Tom Hemingway	2	0	2	0	4
23	Simon George	0	0	0	0	0
24	Rod Jensen	12	6	0	0	24
25	Leroy Cudjoe	0	0	0	0	0
27	Michael Lawrence	1	0	0	0	0

2007 Signings

Transfers in

Player	Previous club
Jamahl Lolesi	Wests Tigers
John Skandalis	Wests Tigers
Shane Elford	Wests Tigers
Ryan Hudson	Bradford Bulls
Darrell Griffin	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Rod Jensen	North Queensland Cowboys
Michael Lawrence	Academy product
Leroy Cudjoe	Academy product
Simon George	Academy product

Transfers out

Player	To
Michael De Vere	Retired
Paul March	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
James Evans	Bradford Bulls
Stuart Donlan	Castleford Tigers
Jim Gannon	Hull Kingston Rovers
Paul Smith	Halifax
Wayne McDonald	Released
Jon Grayshon	Harlequins RL
Albert Torrens	Released
Bolu Fagborun	Rochdale Hornets