2008 Huddersfield Giants season
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The 2008 Huddersfield Giants season saw the club compete in Super League XIII as well as the 2008 Challenge Cup tournament.
Results[]
| 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.
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 no |
Player | Apps | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Thorman | 7 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 50 |
| 2 | Martin Aspinwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Shane Elford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Paul Whatuira | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | David Hodgson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kevin Brown | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Luke Robinson | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Eorl Crabtree | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | George Gatis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | John Skandalis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jamahl Lolesi | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Andy Raleigh | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Stephen Wild | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Stuart Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Paul Jackson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Keith Mason | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Steve Snitch | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Darrell Griffin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Ryan Hudson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tom Hemingway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Leroy Cudjoe | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Michael Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Rod Jensen | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2008 Signings[]
Transfers In[]
| Player | Previous club |
|---|---|
| Luke Robinson | Salford City Reds |
| David Hodgson | Salford City Reds |
| Paul Whatuira | Wests Tigers |
| George Gatis | New Zealand Warriors |
| Danny Kirmond | Featherstone Rovers |
| Nathan Brown | St George Illawarra |
Transfers out[]
| Player | To |
|---|---|
| Brad Drew | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Paul Reilly | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Chris Nero | Bradford Bulls |
| Robbie Paul | Salford City Reds |
| Mat Gardner | Salford 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) |
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: 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 |
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 Wrench Gibson Goal: Holroyd (4) |
(Report) | Try: Hudson Robinson (2) Hemingway 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) |
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) |
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[]
Categories:
- Huddersfield Giants seasons
- Super League XIII by club