2015 Huddersfield Giants season

2015 Huddersfield Giants season
Super League XX Rank	N/A
Play-off result	N/A
Challenge Cup	N/A
2015 record	Wins: 4; Draws: 0; Losses: 5
Points scored	For: 187; Against: 145
Team information
Chairman	Ken Davy
Head Coach	Paul Anderson
Captain	Danny Brough
Stadium	John Smith's Stadium
Top scorers
Tries	Aaron Murphy – 6
Goals	Danny Brough – 25
Points	Danny Brough – 54
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This article details the Huddersfield Giants rugby league football club's 2015 season. This was the 20th season of the Super League era.

Pre season friendlies[]

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Giants score is first.

Date	Competition	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Report
7 February 2015	Pre Season	Broncos	A	The Garrison Stadium	W	40–4	(2), Wood, , Leeming, , Farrell	Farrell 6/7	N/A	Report

Table[]

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2015 fixtures and results[]

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

2015 First Utility Super League

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Report
8/2/15	Super League XX	1	Hull F.C.	H	John Smith's Stadium	L	0-19			7,737	Report
13/2/15	Super League XX	2	Wigan	A	DW Stadium	L	16-24	Mullally, Ellis, Murphy	Brough 2/3	12,448	Report
26/2/15	Super League XX	3	Leeds	A	Headingley Carnegie Stadium	L	24-28	Ellis, Wardle, Wood, Ferres	Brough 4/4	12,878	Report
6/3/15	Super League XX	4	Widnes	H	John Smith's Stadium	W	24-12	Grix, McGillvary, Wardle (2), Crabtree	Brough 2/5	5,452	Report
12/3/15	Super League XX	5	Castleford	H	John Smith's Stadium	W	22-0	Ellis, Ta'ai, Murphy, McGillvary	Brough 3/4	5,257	Report
22/3/15	Super League XX	6	Wakefield Trinity	A	Belle Vue	W	44-14	Grix (3), Ferres, Brough, Cudjoe, Ta'ai	Brough 6/6, Ellis 2/2	4,354	Report
27/3/15	Super League XX	7	Warrington	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	W	29-10	Ellis, Murphy (2), McGillvary, Crabtree	Brough 4/5, Brough 1 DG	9,019	Report
3/4/15	Super League XX	8	Salford	H	John Smith's Stadium	L	12-18	Hughes, Murphy	Brough 2/2	6,003	Report
6/4/15	Super League XX	9	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	Craven Park	L	16-20	Wardle, Ta'ai, Murphy	Brough 2/3	7,827	Report
0/0/15	Super League XX	10	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	11	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	12	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	13	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	14	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	15	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	16	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	17	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	18	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	19	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	20	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	21	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	22	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV
0/0/15	Super League XX	23	Team	H/A	Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goals	Attendance	TV

Player appearances[]

• Super League Only

FB=Fullback	C=Centre	W=Winger	SO=Stand-Off	SH=Scrum Half	PR=Prop	H=Hooker	SR=Second Row	L=Loose Forward	B=Bench

No	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
1	Scott Grix	FB	FB	FB	FB	SO	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	x
2	Luke George	W	W	x	x	W	x	x	x	x	B	B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	W	x	x	x	x	x	x	C
3	Leroy Cudjoe	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	x
4	Joe Wardle	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	x	x	x	C	C	C	x	C	C	C	C	C	C	x
5	Jermaine McGillvary	W	W	W	W	W	x	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	x	W	W	W	W	x
6	Danny Brough	SO	SO	SO	SO	x	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	x
7	Luke Robinson	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	x
8	Eorl Crabtree	B	L	B	P	P	P	P	B	P	P	x	P	B	B	P	P	P	P	B	B	P	P	P	P	P	P	x
9	Shaun Lunt	H	H	B	H	B	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	x	x	H	x	H	x
10	Craig Kopczak	P	P	P	x	P	B	B	P	P	B	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	x	P	P	P	x
11	Brett Ferres	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	x	C	C	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	x
12	Luke O'Donnell	L	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
13	David Faiumu	B	B	H	B	H	B	L	B	B	B	B	B	B	x	B	x	x	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	H
14	Michael Lawrence		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	SR	SR	SR	L	L	x	x	B	L	L	L	L	B	SR	SR	SR	L	C
15	Larne Patrick	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	x	P	B	B	P	P	B	B	B	x	P	P	P	B	B	B	B	B	x
16	Jason Chan	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	SR	SR	SR	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	B	SR	x
17	Ukuma Ta'ai	x	B	x	x	L	B	B	x	x	x	x	x	B	B	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	B	B	SR	B	x	B	B	SR
18	Aaron Murphy		x	W	W	FB	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	C	W	W	W	W	W	C	W	W	W	W	W	W	x
19	Jamie Cording	B	B	B	B	B	x	B	B	x	B	B	B	x	x	B	B	x	x	B	B	B	x	L	x	x	x	SR
20	Jacob Fairbank	x	x	L	L	x	x	x	L	B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	L
21	Dale Ferguson	x	x	x	x	x	L	SR	SR	L	L	L	L	SR	SR	L	L	L	B	B	SR	SR	L	x	L	L	x	x
22	Anthony Mullally		x	x	B	B	x	x	x	B	x	x	x	x	B	x	B	B	B	x	x	x	B	x	x	x	x	P
23	Matty Dawson	x	x	x	x	x	W	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	W	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	W
24	Josh Johnson	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	x	x	x	P
25	Peter Aspinall	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	SR	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B
26	Nathan Mason	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B
27	Ben Blackmore	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	W	x	x	x	x	W
28	Jake Connor	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	FB
29	Stuart Fielden	P	P	P	P	x	P	P	P	B	x	P	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
30	Brad Dwyer	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	B	x	B	B	B	B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
31	Kruise Leeming	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B
32	Kyle Wood	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	H	H	B	H	B	SO
34	Jack Miller	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	SH
35	Jack Blagbrough	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup[]

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Player appearances[]

• Challenge Cup Games only

Playoffs[]

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Player appearances[]

• Play-off Games only

2015 squad statistics[]

• Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of April 2015.

No	Player	Position	Age	Previous club	Until End Of	Apps	Tries	Goals	DG	Points
1	Scott Grix	Fullback	0	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	2013	31	11	7	0	58
2	Luke George	Wing	0	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	2013	7	3	0	0	12
3	Leroy Cudjoe	Centre	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	33	12	0	0	48
4	Joe Wardle	Centre	0	Bradford Bulls	2013	28	16	1	0	66
5	Jermaine McGillvary	Wing	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	30	20	0	0	80
6	Danny Brough	Stand Off	0	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	2013	31	9	153	2	334
7	Luke Robinson	Scrum-half	0	Salford City Reds	2013	31	6	0	0	24
8	Eorl Crabtree	Prop	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	31	3	0	0	12
9	Shaun Lunt	Hooker	0	Workington Town	2013	29	23	0	0	92
10	Craig Kopczak	Prop	0	Bradford Bulls	2013	30	4	0	0	16
11	Brett Ferres	Second Row	0	Castleford Tigers	2013	31	16	0	0	64
12	Luke O'Donnell	Second Row	0	North Queensland Cowboys	2013	1	0	0	0	0
13	David Faiumu	Loose forward	0	North Queensland Cowboys	2013	28	2	0	0	8
14	Michael Lawrence	Wing	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	21	2	0	0	8
15	Larne Patrick	Prop	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	30	4	0	0	16
16	Jason Chan	Second Row	0	Crusaders	2013	16	3	0	0	12
17	Ukuma Ta'ai	Prop	0	New Zealand Warriors	2013	23	2	0	0	8
18	Aaron Murphy	Wing	0	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	2013	30	20	0	0	80
19	Jamie Cording	Second Row	0	Castleford Tigers	2013	19	4	0	0	16
20	Jacob Fairbank	Loose forward	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	5	0	0	0	0
21	Dale Ferguson	Prop	0	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	2013	24	6	0	0	24
22	Anthony Mullally	Prop	0	Widnes Vikings	2013	10	1	0	0	4
23	Matty Dawson	Wing	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	4	0	0	0	0
24	Josh Johnson	Prop	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	3	0	0	0	0
25	Peter Aspinall	Second Row	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	2	0	0	0	0
26	Nathan Mason	Prop	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	1	0	0	0	0
27	Ben Blackmore	Wing	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	2	2	0	0	8
28	Jake Connor	Stand Off	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	2	2	0	0	8
29	Stuart Fielden	Prop	0	Wigan Warriors	2013	9	0	0	0	0
30	Brad Dwyer	Hooker	0	Warrington Wolves – Loan	2013	6	0	0	0	0
31	Kruise Leeming	Hooker	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	2	1	0	0	4
32	Kyle Wood	Scrum-half	0	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	2013	10	1	0	0	4
34	Jack Miller	Scrum-half	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	1	0	1	0	2
35	Jack Blagbrough	Prop	0	Huddersfield Giants	2013	1	0	0	0	0

= Injured = Suspended

2015 transfers in/out[]

Ins

Nat	Name	Moved From	Contract Length	Date
	Craig Huby	Castleford Tigers	4 Years	September 2014
	Jamie Ellis	Castleford Tigers	2 Years	October 2014
	Oliver Roberts	Bradford Bulls	2 Years	October 2014
	Jack Hughes	Wigan Warriors	1 Year Loan	November 2014
	Jordan Cox	Hull Kingston Rovers	1 Month Loan	April 2015

Outs

Nat	Name	Moved To	Contract Length	Date
	Ben Blackmore	Featherstone Rovers	1 ½ Years	June 2014
	Jason Chan	Australia	1 Year	August 2014
	David Faiumu	Australia	1 Year	September 2014
	Peter Aspinall	York City Knights	2 Years	October 2014
	Antonio Kaufusi	Canterbury Bulldogs	2 Years	November 2014
	Larne Patrick	Wigan Warriors	1 Year Loan	November 2014
	Jack Miller	Released	N/A	December 2014
	Jacob Fairbank	Halifax	1 Month Loan	February 2015
	Shaun Lunt	Hull Kingston Rovers	1 Year Loan	March 2015

References[]

External links[]

• Huddersfield on Sky Sports
• Huddersfield on Super League Site
• BBC Sport-Rugby League