24 Mar: SL: Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos KO 8pm

[John Drake]

Discuss Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos here.

[Moc]

JJB back in the Leeds squad, as is Handley - Sutcliffe out with an injury

Id maybe go with the below, though wouldnt surprise me to see Briscoe dropped again

• Golding,
• Briscoe, Watkins, Keinhorst, Hall
• Mags, Moon
• Garbutt, Parcell, Baldwinson
• Ablett, Ferrers
• Cuthbo
•  
• Bench - Burrow, JJB, Delaney, Mullally
• Walters, Handley

Or maybe even the below?

• Golding,
• Handley, Watkins, Moon, Hall
• Mags, Burrow
• Garbutt, Parcell, Cuthbo
• Keinhorst, Ablett
• JJB
•  
• Bench - Baldwinson, Ferrers, Delaney, Mullally
• Walters, Briscoe

[Ant]

Ferguson back for the Giants to add some beef to our back row, hopefully freeing Taai to go back to prop 

Big game this, Giants tend to rise to it though 

[Moc]

Just now, Ant said:

Ferguson back for the Giants to add some beef to our back row, hopefully freeing Taai to go back to prop 

Big game this, Giants tend to rise to it though 

Danny Brough to drag Hudd to victory again - he loves playing against Leeds

Hudd by 4 (winning due to missed kicks from Leeds)

[Ant]

If you're basing it on missed kicks, I hope Brough remembers how to take easy goals because he's been missing them for a year now 

[GaryO]

Hudds tails should be up after last week in Pieland. Leeds though scoring tries for fun in heir last 2 outings but both at home, be interesting to see how they travel this week.

Going for an upset, Huddersfield by 8.

[davet]

Hard to call this one.

Giants should have some confidence back after last week as noted by others & Rhinos on the back of 2 free scoring victories in recent weeks.

Both teams seem to do better at home against each other in recent seasons and am hoping this carries on again on Friday.

Will go Giants, but not by a lot.  Possibly 4 or 6 pts in it.

[Kris]

Giants by 12 if they are still level at half time

if Leeds score early and then before half time and giants are behind then Leeds by as many as they can score - its a confidence thing at the Giants

Giants need a leader out there and not sure we have one at the moment but the Gaskell\Brough partnership worked well last week.

I would like the Giants to have a season of stability because they need it, like Leeds do, and then crack on next year but boy do both teams need to sort out their leadership and half back combos

[Davo5]

A narrow Leeds win with Ant putting it down to poor officiating.

[Ant]

3 hours ago, Davo5 said:

A narrow Leeds win with Ant putting it down to poor officiating.

I'll be right as well 

 

Applies to the Rhinos equally well 

 

 

[East of the Moon]

How does that Clough video relate to the Rhinos?

 

l think you should take an aspirin, have a lay down....your Neurosis with anything to do with Leeds is getting the better of you...calm down lad!

 

[Old Frightful]

Not sure about this one, good performance by Hudds last week and not a bad effort from L**ds who seem to have recovered slightly from the Wheldon Road pasting.

I'll go for an away win by a couple of scores made possible by forrerd passes from dummy half by L**ds which won't be commented on by any Hudds fans on here...much.

Hudds 16 L**ds 28.

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Leeds by 10 - they seem to be getting their act together.

[Ant]

Jeez there some humourless types on this forum at times 

 

Giants to win by a score 

[longboard]

Surely, given the Rhinos revival, a victory for the Leodiensians.

[Old Frightful]

8 hours ago, Ant said:

Jeez there some humourless types on this forum at times 

 

Giants to win by a score 

You mean twenty?!?!

[MatthewWoody]

I can't see Giants winning this one, to be frank. 

[MatthewWoody]

Can anybody update me via pm about Wakeman's game? Thanks guys. 

[Moc]

Ablett in YEP saying Ward has a tear in his hammy so could be out for a wee while then

[Ant]

Giants were unfortunate tonight 

A bounce of the ball and a double sin bin at exactly the wrong time undid the Giants

Score very much flattered Leeds but hey ho just have to beat them at Headingly 

[M j M]

Leeds were decisively the better team - an impressive and uncommon win at Hudds.

[Ant]

Nope

The score entirely flatters Leeds, who deserved the win yes but by 2 points at best 

 

Giants still lacking fluidity in attack but slowly getting there, way better than last season 

[meast]

2 poor sides , poor game, one team defended their line better.

Onto next week!

[GIANTSTRIDES]

4 hours ago, meast said:

2 poor sides , poor game, one team defended their line better.

Onto next week!

Totally agree Leeds the better side in a game that never got above poor,

Giants are in No mans land, Leeds half way there.

Ablett is a strange guy,  He obviously sets out to get people off or Binned, with some success, Brough hit him 3/4 times last night and he never even tried to defend himself, Reminded me of Wardle  landing  some crackers on him a few years ago,   Just  the same never threw a punch, just takes them.

 

[Loiner]

19 hours ago, Ant said:

Nope

The score entirely flatters Leeds, who deserved the win yes but by 2 points at best 

 

Giants still lacking fluidity in attack but slowly getting there, way better than last season 

By two points at best,what kind of logic is that ? Out scored 5 tries to 2 sounds like a poor excuse for dog s**t defence. (Or you can blame the ref as per)