2014 Huddersfield Giants season

2014 Huddersfield Giants season
Super League XIX Rank Ongoing
Play-off result Ongoing
Challenge Cup 4th Round
2014 record Wins: 7; Draws: 2; Losses: 6
Points scored For: 404; Against: 339
Team information
Chairman Ken Davy
Head Coach Paul Anderson
Captain
Stadium John Smith's Stadium
Top scorers
Tries Jermaine McGillvary – 9
Goals Danny Brough – 66
Points Danny Brough – 146
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This article details the Huddersfield Giants rugby league football club's 2014 season. This is the 19th season of the Super League era and the Giants 12th since promotion back to the top flight in 2003. The Giants came into the season as defending League Leaders Shield winners, finishing top of the Super League the previous year – their first 1st-place finish in 81 years. Huddersfield hoped to have a play-off place for the sixth consecutive season and a first Super League Grand Final appearance.

Squad

* Announced on 14 November 2013:

2014 Huddersfield Giants
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain

Updated: 14 November 2013
Source(s): 2014 Squad Numbers

Table

As of 14th September 2014
    Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
    1 St Helens RLFC 27 19 0 8 796 563 +233 38
    2 Wigan Warriors 27 18 1 8 834 429 +405 37
    3 Huddersfield Giants 27 17 3 7 785 626 +159 37
    4 Castleford Tigers 27 17 2 8 814 583 +231 36
    5 Warrington Wolves 27 17 1 9 793 515 +278 35
    6 Leeds Rhinos 27 15 2 10 685 421 +264 32
    7 Catalans Dragons 27 14 1 12 733 667 +66 29
    8 Widnes Vikings 27 13 1 13 611 725 -114 27
    9 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 10 3 14 627 665 -38 23
    10 Salford Red Devils 27 11 1 15 608 695 -87 23
    11 Hull F.C. 27 10 2 15 653 586 +67 22
    12 Wakefield Wildcats 27 10 1 16 557 750 -193 21
    13 Bradford Bulls 27 8 0 19 512 984 -472 10*
    14 London Broncos 27 1 0 26 438 1237 -799 2

    * - Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 February 2014 for entering administration[1]

    Results

    LEGEND
      Win
      Draw
      Loss

    Pre-Season Friendlies

    DateCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttReport
    11 January 2013 Pre Season Hull KR H Galpharm Stadium W 20–18 Cudjoe (2), McGillvary, Grix 1,300 Report

    First Utility Super League

    DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TVReport
    2 February 2014 Super League XIX 1 Wigan A DW Stadium W 24–8 McGillvary (3), Ferres, Grix Brough 1/4 16,240 Sky Sports Report
    23 February 2014 Super League XIX 2 Hull KR H Galpharm Stadium D 24–24 Brough, Robinson (2), Wood Brough 4/4 7,180 Report
    28 February 2014 Super League XIX 3 Widnes A Halton Stadium L 20–22 McGillvary, Cudjoe, Crabtree Brough 4/5 5,577 Report
    7 March 2014 Super League XIX 4 Leeds H Galpharm Stadium D 12–12 Broughton, Wardle Brough 2/4 8,759 Sky Sports Report
    16 March 2014 Super League XIX 5 Bradford A Odsal Stadium W 66–18 Grix (2), Wardle (2), Lawrence, Robinson, Chan, Ta'ai (2), McGillvary (2), Ferres Brough 9/12 6,781 Report
    22 March 2014 Super League XIX 6 Catalan A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 14–30 Grix, Ferres, Broughton Brough 1/3 6,600 Sky Sports Report
    30 March 2014 Super League XIX 7 Warrington H Galpharm Stadium L 14–33 Grix, Broughton Brough 3/3 7,068 Report
    10 April 2014 Super League XIX 8 Hull FC A KC Stadium L 6–30 Broughton Brough 1/1 9,515 Sky Sports Report
    18 April 2014 Super League XIX 9 Salford A AJ Bell Stadium W 42–22 Lunt, Murphy (3), Brough, McGillvary, Bailey Brough 7/7 5,068 Report
    21 April 2014 Super League XIX 10 Wakefield H Galpharm Stadium W 36–16 Broughton, Lawrence, Ta'ai, Cudjoe, Chan, Lunt Brough 6/6 5,487 Report
    4 May 2014 Super League XIX 11 Castleford H Galpharm Stadium W 29–28 Wardle, Cudjoe, McGillvary, Grix, Murphy Brough 4/5, Brough 1 DG 7,195 Report
    10 May 2014 Super League XIX 12 London A The Hive W 30–16 Lunt, Ta'ai (2), Mullally, Cudjoe Brough 5/5 1,035 Report
    18 May 2014 Super League XIX 13 Bradford N Etihad Stadium W 54–16 Wardle, Lunt, Robinson, Broughton, Brough, Grix, Ta'ai, Mullally, Patrick Brough 9/9 Attendance Sky Sports Report
    23 May 2014 Super League XIX 14 St Helens A Langtree Park L 22–41 Patrick, Blackmore (2), Ferres Brough 3/4 10,218 Sky Sports Report
    29 May 2014 Super League XIX 15 Wigan H Galpharm Stadium W 31–22 Murphy, Lunt, Wardle (2), McGillvary Brough 5/5, Brough 1 DG 6,106 Sky Sports Report

    Player appearances

    FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-OffSH=Scrum HalfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose ForwardB=Bench
    NoPlayer12 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 FB FB FB FB FB FB FB x FB FB FB x x x x x x x x x x x x
    2 Jermaine McGillvary W W W W W W W W W x W W x x W x x x x x x x x x x x x
    3 Leroy Cudjoe C C C C C C C x C C C C C C C x x x x x x x x x x x x
    4 Joe Wardle C C C C C C x C C C C C C C C x x x x x x x x x x x x
    5 Aaron Murphy W W W x x x x C W W W x W W W x x x x x x x x x x x x
    6 Danny Brough SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO x x x x x x x x x x x x
    7 Luke Robinson SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH x x SH x SH SH H x x x x x x x x x x x x
    8 Eorl Crabtree P P P B B B P B P P P P P P B x x x x x x x x x x x x
    9 Shaun Lunt H x x x x x H H H H H H H H B x x x x x x x x x x x x
    10 Craig Kopczak B B P P P P P P P B P P P P x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    11 Brett Ferres SR SR SR SR SR SR C x x x x x SR SR SR x x x x x x x x x x x x
    12 Jason Chan x SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    13 Chris Bailey L L B B B L x L B B B L x x L x x x x x x x x x x x x
    14 Michael Lawrence B B L L L x L B L L L B x x SR x x x x x x x x x x x x
    15 Larne Patrick SR x x x x x x x SR SR x B B L B x x x x x x x x x x x x
    16 David Faiumu x x B B B B B x x x B B B B P x x x x x x x x x x x x
    17 Ukuma Ta'ai B B B x B B SR SR B B SR SR L B B x x x x x x x x x x x x
    18 Kyle Wood B H H H H H B B SH SH B SH B B SH x x x x x x x x x x x x
    19 Jodie Broughton x x x W W W W W x W x W W x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    20 Antonio Kaufusi P P B P P P B P x P x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    21 Anthony Mullally x x x x x x x x B B B B B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    22 Jacob Fairbank x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    23 Josh Johnson x x x x x x B B B x x x x x P x x x x x x x x x x x x
    24 Peter Aspinall x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    25 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 x
    26 Ben Blackmore x x x x x x x x x x x x x W x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    27 Jake Connor x x x x x x x x x x x FB x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    28 Kruise Leeming x B 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
    29 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 x

    = Captain

    = Injured

    = Suspended

    Tetley's Challenge Cup

    DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTVReport
    6 April 2014 Challenge Cup 4th St Helens H Galpharm Stadium L 16–17 Lunt (2), Wardle Brough 2/3 7,150 BBC Sport Report

    Player appearances

    FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-OffSH=Scrum HalfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose ForwardB=Bench
    NoPlayer4th
    1 Scott Grix FB
    2 Jermaine McGillvary W
    3 Leroy Cudjoe x
    4 Joe Wardle C
    5 Aaron Murphy C
    6 Danny Brough SO
    7 Luke Robinson SH
    8 Eorl Crabtree P
    9 Shaun Lunt H
    10 Craig Kopczak P
    11 Brett Ferres SR
    12 Jason Chan SR
    13 Chris Bailey B
    14 Michael Lawrence L
    15 Larne Patrick x
    16 David Faiumu B
    17 Ukuma Ta'ai x
    18 Kyle Wood B
    19 Jodie Broughton W
    20 Antonio Kaufusi B
    21 Anthony Mullally x
    22 Jacob Fairbank x
    23 Josh Johnson x
    24 Peter Aspinall x
    25 Nathan Mason x
    26 Ben Blackmore x
    27 Jake Connor x
    28 Kruise Leeming x
    29 Jack Miller x

    2014 squad statistics

    For more details on this topic, see Huddersfield Giants.
    No Player Position Age Previous club Until End Of Apps Tries Goals DG Points
    1 Scott Grix Fullback 0 Wakefield Wildcats 2015 15 7 0 0 28
    2 Jermaine McGillvary Wing 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 13 9 0 0 36
    3 Leroy Cudjoe Centre 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 14 4 0 0 16
    4 Joe Wardle Centre 0 Bradford Bulls 2015 15 8 0 0 32
    5 Aaron Murphy Wing 0 Wakefield Wildcats 2015 11 5 0 0 20
    6 Danny Brough Stand Off 0 Wakefield Wildcats 2015 16 3 66 2 146
    7 Luke Robinson Scrum-half 0 Salford City Reds 2015 13 4 0 0 16
    8 Eorl Crabtree Prop 0 Huddersfield Giants 2015 16 1 0 0 4
    9 Shaun Lunt Hooker 0 Workington Town 2014 11 7 0 0 28
    10 Craig Kopczak Prop 0 Bradford Bulls 2015 15 0 0 0 0
    11 Brett Ferres Second Row 0 Castleford Tigers 2015 11 4 0 0 16
    12 Jason Chan Second Row 0 Crusaders RL 2014 14 2 0 0 8
    13 Chris Bailey Loose forward 0 London Broncos 2014 13 1 0 0 4
    14 Michael Lawrence Wing 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 13 2 0 0 8
    15 Larne Patrick Prop 0 Huddersfield Giants 2015 7 2 0 0 8
    16 David Faiumu Loose forward 0 North Queensland Cowboys 2014 11 0 0 0 0
    17 Ukuma Ta'ai Prop 0 New Zealand Warriors 2014 14 6 0 0 24
    18 Kyle Wood Scrum-half 0 Wakefield Wildcats 2014 16 1 0 0 4
    19 Jodie Broughton Wing 0 Salford Red Devils 2014 9 6 0 0 24
    20 Antonio Kaufusi Prop 0 London Broncos 2014 10 0 0 0 0
    21 Anthony Mullally Prop 0 Widnes Vikings 2015 6 2 0 0 8
    22 Jacob Fairbank Loose forward 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 1 0 0 0 0
    23 Josh Johnson Prop 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 4 0 0 0 0
    24 Peter Aspinall Second Row 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 1 0 0 0 0
    25 Nathan Mason Hooker 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 0 0 0 0 0
    26 Ben Blackmore Wing 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 1 2 0 0 8
    27 Jake Connor Stand Off 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 1 0 0 0 0
    28 Kruise Leeming Hooker 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 1 0 0 0 0
    29 Jack Miller Scrum-half 0 Huddersfield Giants 2014 0 0 0 0 0

    = Captain = Injured = Suspended

    Transfers

    Ins

    Name Moved From Contract Length Date
    Kyle Wood Wakefield Wildcats 3 ½ Years July 2013
    Chris Bailey London Broncos 2 Years September 2013
    Antonio Kaufusi London Broncos 2 Years October 2013
    Jodie Broughton Salford Red Devils 4 Years October 2013
    |-

    Outs

    Name Moved To Contract Length Date
    Luke O'Donnell Sydney Roosters 1 Year February 2013
    Dale Ferguson Bradford Bulls 2 Years July 2013
    Luke George Bradford Bulls 2 Years July 2013
    Stuart Fielden Retire N/A August 2013
    Matty Dawson St Helens 2 Years September 2013
    Jamie Cording Featherstone Rovers 1 Year September 2013
    Jack Blagbrough Sheffield Eagles 1 Year November 2013
    |-

    References

    1. "Bradford Bulls deducted six competition points". Super League. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

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