2009 Huddersfield Giants season

2009 Huddersfield Giants season
Super League Rank10th
Challenge CupFifth round
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2009 was the Huddersfield Giants' 146th year in rugby league, entering their eleventh Super League season and the 2009 Challenge Cup.

Results

Pre-season

W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Pre-season results
4 January Halifax A Shay Stadium L 18–32 2,352 [citation needed]
25 January Wigan Warriors H Galpharm Stadium L 24–28 3,452 [citation needed]
1 February Batley Bulldogs A Mount Pleasant W 40–6 [citation needed]

Super League

Main article: 2009 Super League season

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos (L, C) 27 21 0 6 805 453 +352 42 Play-offs
2 St Helens 27 19 0 8 733 466 +267 38
3 Huddersfield Giants 27 18 0 9 690 416 +274 36
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 17 1 9 650 516 +134 35
5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 16 0 11 685 609 +76 32
6 Wigan Warriors 27 15 0 12 659 551 +108 30
7 Castleford Tigers 27 14 0 13 645 702 −57 28
8 Catalans Dragons 27 13 0 14 613 660 −47 26
9 Bradford Bulls 27 12 1 14 653 668 −15 25
10 Warrington Wolves 27 12 0 15 649 705 −56 24
11 Harlequins 27 11 0 16 591 691 −100 22
12 Hull F.C. 27 10 0 17 502 623 −121 20
13 Salford City Reds 27 7 0 20 456 754 −298 14
14 Celtic Crusaders 27 3 0 24 357 874 −517 6
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

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Super League results
14 February 1 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 30–8 7,520 Super League
22 February 2 St. Helens H Galpharm Stadium L 6–23 11,338 Super League
27 February 3 Bradford Bulls A Grattan Stadium W 16–12 10,186 Super League
6 March 4 Hull F.C. H Galpharm Stadium L 20–24 10,459 RLP
14 March 5 Castleford Tigers A The Jungle W 26–24 6,572 RLP
22 March 6 Harlequins RL H Galpharm Stadium W 46–6 6,356 Super League
27 March 7 Wigan Warriors A JJB Stadium W 22–8 11,670 Super League
10 April 8 Celtic Crusaders H Galpharm Stadium W 30–10 6,407 Super League
13 April 9 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 30–8 8,731 Super League
18 April 10 Leeds Rhinos H Galpharm Stadium L 6–34 11,593 Super League
26 April 11 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 18–40 8,007 Super League
3 May 12 Celtic Crusaders N Murrayfield Stadium W 40–16 30,122 Super League
17 May 13 Salford City Reds H Galpharm Stadium L 4–24 6,903 Super League
24 May 14 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue W 54–6 5,034 Super League
5 June 15 Hull Kingston Rovers H Galpharm Stadium W 22–6 6,346 RLP
14 June 16 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 12–20 14,934 BBC
19 June 17 Castleford Tigers H Galpharm Stadium L 6–13 6,010 Super League
26 June 18 Salford City Reds A The Willows W 34–10 3,721 Super League
5 July 19 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Galpharm Stadium W 30–14 7,486 Super League
11 July 20 Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop W 32–16 3,916 Super League
19 July 21 Warrington Wolves H Galpharm Stadium W 28–10 7,107 Super League
26 July 22 Catalans Dragons H Galpharm Stadium W 36–12 5,823 RLP
31 July 23 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium W 24–0 11,191 Super League
16 August 24 Bradford Bulls H Galpharm Stadium L 18–28 7,982 Super League
21 August 25 St. Helens A GPW Recruitment Stadium L 10–12 8,708 Super League
5 September 26 Celtic Crusaders A Brewery Field W 42–16 1,988 Super League
13 September 27 Wigan Warriors H Galpharm Stadium W 48–16 8,988 RLP

Play-offs

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Play-off results
19 September Qualifying play-offs St. Helens A GPW Recruitment Stadium L 2–15 6,157 RLP
25 September Preliminary Semi-finals Catalans Dragons H Galpharm Stadium L 6–16 4,263 RLP

Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
4 April 4 Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop W 42–16 2,500 BBC
10 May 5 Rochdale Hornets H Galpharm Stadium W 38–12 2,859 BBC
31 May Quarter-finals Castleford Tigers H Galpharm Stadium W 16–14 6,359 BBC
9 August Semi-finals St. Helens N Halliwell Jones Stadium W 24–14 10,638 BBC
29 August Final Warrington Wolves N Wembley Stadium L 24–14 76,560 RLP

Players

Squad

Number Player Position Previous club
1 Brett Hodgson FB Wests Tigers
2 Martin Aspinwall W Wigan Warriors
3 Kevin Brown C Wigan Warriors
4 Paul Whatuira C Wests Tigers
5 David Hodgson W Salford City Reds
6 Liam Fulton SO Wests Tigers
7 Luke Robinson SH Salford City Reds
8 Eorl Crabtree P Huddersfield Giants
9 David Faiumu HK North Queensland Cowboys
10 Darrell Griffin P Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
11 Jamahl Lolesi SR Wests Tigers
12 Andy Raleigh SR Hull Kingston Rovers
13 Stephen Wild LF Wigan Warriors
14 Simon Finnigan SR Bradford Bulls
15 Paul Jackson P Castleford Tigers
16 Keith Mason P St. Helens
17 Michael Korkidas P Castleford Tigers
18 Danny Kirmond SR Featherstone Rovers
19 Michael Lawrence W Huddersfield Giants
20 Scott Moore HK St. Helens
21 Leroy Cudjoe FB Huddersfield Giants
22 Jermaine McGillvary W Huddersfield Giants
23 Joe Walsh SR Harlequins
24 Shaun Lunt HK Workington Town
25 Chris Lawson P Huddersfield Giants
26 Tom Hemingway SH Huddersfield Giants
27 Richard Lopag W Huddersfield Giants
28 Josh Griffin C Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
29 Keale Carlile HK Bradford Bulls
30 Larne Patrick SR Bradford Bulls

Transfers

Gains

List of players joining Huddersfield
Player Club Contract Date
Brett Hodgson Wests Tigers August 2008
Scott Moore Castleford Tigers August 2008
Simon Finnigan Bradford Bulls September 2008
Josh Griffin Wakefield Trinity Wildcats October 2008
Michael Korkidas Castleford Tigers November 2008
Greg McNally Whitehaven November 2008
Larne Patrick Free agent December 2008
Shaun Lunt Workington Town December 2008
Joe Walsh Harlequins RL November 2008
Keale Carlile Bradford Bulls December 2008
Liam Fulton Wests Tigers March 2009

Losses

List of players leaving Huddersfield
Player Club Contract Date
Rod Jensen Retired August 2008
Ryan Hudson Castleford Tigers September 2008
Stuart Jones Castleford Tigers September 2008
Chris Thorman Hull August 2008
Steve Snitch Wakefield Trinity Wildcats August 2008
Shane Elford Penrith Panthers October 2008
John Skandalis Retired October 2008
Gregg McNally Whitehaven December 2008

References