2009 Huddersfield Giants season

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

Contents

Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (In)

Nat Name Transferred from Date released
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

Transfers for 2009 (Out)

Nat Name Transferred to Date released
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

Full squad

Nat Player Position Previous Club
1. Brett Hodgson FB West 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 KR
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 McGilvary 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

Fixtures and results

Competition Round Opponent Result Score Home/Away Venue Attendance Date
Friendly N/A Halifax Loss 32-18 Away Shay Stadium 2,352 04/01/2009
Friendly N/A Wigan Warriors Loss 24-28 Home Galpharm Stadium 3,452 25/01/2009
Friendly N/A Batley Bulldogs Win 6-40 Away Mount Pleasant — 01/02/2009
Super League XIV 1 Catalans Dragons Win 8-30 Away Stade Gilbert Brutus 7,520 14/02/2009
Super League XIV 2 St. Helens Loss 6-23 Home Galpharm Stadium 11,338 22/02/2009
Super League XIV 3 Bradford Bulls Win 12-16 Away Grattan Stadium 10,186 27/02/2009
Super League XIV 4 Hull Loss 20-24 Home Galpharm Stadium 10,459 06/03/2009
Super League XIV 5 Castleford Tigers Win 24-26 Away The Jungle 6,572 14/03/2009
Super League XIV 6 Harlequins RL Win 46-6 Home Galpharm Stadium 6,356 22/03/2009
Super League XIV 7 Wigan Warriors Win 8-22 Away JJB Stadium 11,670 27/03/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 4 Harlequins RL Win 16-42 Away The Twickenham Stoop 2,500 04/04/2009
Super League XIV 8 Crusaders Win 30-10 Home Galpharm Stadium 6,407 10/04/2009
Super League XIV 9 Hull Kingston Rovers Win 8-30 Away Craven Park 8,731 13/04/2009
Super League XIV 10 Leeds Rhinos Loss 6-34 Home Galpharm Stadium 11,593 18/04/2009
Super League XIV 11 Warrington Wolves Loss 40-18 Away Halliwell Jones Stadium 8,007 26/04/2009
Super League XIV 12 Celtic Crusaders Win 40-16 Neutral Murrayfield Stadium 30,122 03/05/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 5 Rochdale Hornets Win 38-12 Home Galpharm Stadium 2,859 10/05/2009
Super League XIV 13 Salford City Reds Loss 4-24 Home Galpharm Stadium 6,903 17/05/2009
Super League XIV 14 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Win 6-54 Away Belle Vue 5,034 24/05/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 QF Castleford Tigers Win 16-14 Home Galpharm Stadium 6,359 31/05/2009
Super League XIV 15 Hull Kingston Rovers Win 22-6 Home Galpharm Stadium 6,346 05/06/2009
Super League XIV 16 Leeds Rhinos Loss 20-12 Away Headingley Stadium 14,934 14/06/2009
Super League XIV 17 Castleford Tigers Loss 6-13 Home Galpharm Stadium 6,010 19/06/2009
Super League XIV 18 Salford City Reds Win 10-34 Away The Willows 3,721 26/06/2009
Super League XIV 19 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Win 30-14 Home Galpharm Stadium 7,486 05/07/2009
Super League XIV 20 Harlequins RL Win 16-32 Away The Twickenham Stoop 3,916 11/07/2009
Super League XIV 21 Warrington Wolves Win 28-10 Home Galpharm Stadium 7,107 19/07/2009
Super League XIV 22 Catalans Dragons Win 36-12 Home Galpharm Stadium 5,823 26/07/2009
Super League XIV 23 Hull FC Win 0-24 Away KC Stadium 11,191 31/07/2009
Challenge Cup 2009 SF St Helens Win 14-24 Neutral Halliwell Jones Stadium 10,638 09/08/2009
Super League XIV 24 Bradford Bulls Loss 18-28 Home Galpharm Stadium 7,982 16/08/2009
Super League XIV 25 St Helens Loss 12-10 Away GPW Recruitment Stadium 8,708 21/08/2009
Super League XIV 26 Celtic Crusaders Win 42-16 Away Brewery Field 1,988 05/09/2009
Super League XIV 27 Wigan Warriors Win 48-16 Home Galpharm Stadium 13/09/2009

League table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Leeds Rhinos 27 21 0 6 805 453 +352 42
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 RL 27 11 0 16 591 691 –100 22
12 Hull 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
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs

Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

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