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| 2007 Huddersfield Giants season | ||||
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| Super League Rank | 5th | |||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
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This article is about the 2007 season of the Huddersfield Giants.
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| 2007 Huddersfield Giants season | ||||
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| Super League Rank | 5th | |||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
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This article is about the 2007 season of the Huddersfield Giants.
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
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
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 |
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 |
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
| Pos | Team | 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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