Giants away.

[graham fisher]

Our last pre season friendly against Huddersfield Giants before the season starts proper week after in North Wales. Just seen Giants squad for Sunday, very strong squad. It will be good run out for the lads,please fingers crossed no injuries. 

 

 

[NickD]

2 hours ago, graham fisher said:

Our last pre season friendly against Huddersfield Giants before the season starts proper week after in North Wales. Just seen Giants squad for Sunday, very strong squad. It will be good run out for the lads,please fingers crossed no injuries. 

 

 

can you pay on the day?

[graham fisher]

2 hours ago, NickD said:

can you pay on the day?

Can’t see why not. 

[graham fisher]

13 hours ago, NickD said:

can you pay on the day?

You can pay on the day.

[Crown Flatter]

Looks like the Giants will have a strong line-up and we have 28 players on the sheet, quite a number of whom I know little, so I expect a big defeat.

Huddersfield 56-10 Dewsbury 

FTS: Beckett 

MoM: Butterworth 

Att: 1136

[creditwhereitsdews]

So, a decent showing on Boxing Day followed by a couple of friendly paggerings, after an entire season of disappointment and underachievement. Didn't go today but heard Ferguson got injured. Not the ideal preparation for a season in League One. Really need to hit the ground running against North Wales and quickly develop a winning mentality, whatever that is.

[Crown Flatter]

The difference between the two sides was glaringly visible. We like to barge up the middle, hoping to break through a bigger pack, without success of course and we hardly string two passes together. Conversely, Huddersfield, as soon as they have ball in hand send out quick sharp and sometimes deep passes to draw in the defence with the next pass sending a player through the large gap.

The Giants scored three tries within 15 minutes and we hadn’t even handled the ball at that point. First time we got the ball we won a penalty and almost immediately messed up. As you can tell by the score, Huddersfield’s first team scored at will with their enterprising rugby; it was good to watch, save for those forward passes, so crucial in SL, it would seem. We had to drop out (more than once) and collected a short kick, only to knock on and for the home side to pick up and score. 
 

Almost as soon as soon as Ferguson came on we scored. He got right to the line before being tackled and from the ptb, out went the pass and Turner was on hand to touch down by the posts. Our second, if I recall correctly, came from a penalty. From the tap we made good ground and Garside went in at the corner with Collins converting.

The plus points from the match: we scored as many points in the second half as in the first; Huddersfield didn’t! Our goal kicking was 100% effective; Huddersfield were nowhere near that performance!

On the debit side: there was such a clear difference with the way each team played, as mentioned above.

Okay, Ch1 sides probably won’t play the same way as the Giants, but we must play a more open game if we are to achieve promotion.

I didn’t notice Ferguson leave the field and injured.

ADDENDUM:

I have just listened to Liam’s after match interview and he seemed annoyed, suggesting that he thought we would be playing Huddersfield’s second string, “not what we signed up for” were some of his words.

Edited February 12, 2023 by Crown Flatter

[ginaldo]

10 hours ago, Crown Flatter said:

The difference between the two sides was glaringly visible. We like to barge up the middle, hoping to break through a bigger pack, without success of course and we hardly string two passes together. Conversely, Huddersfield, as soon as they have ball in hand send out quick sharp and sometimes deep passes to draw in the defence with the next pass sending a player through the large gap.

The Giants scored three tries within 15 minutes and we hadn’t even handled the ball at that point. First time we got the ball we won a penalty and almost immediately messed up. As you can tell by the score, Huddersfield’s first team scored at will with their enterprising rugby; it was good to watch, save for those forward passes, so crucial in SL, it would seem. We had to drop out (more than once) and collected a short kick, only to knock on and for the home side to pick up and score. 
 

Almost as soon as soon as Ferguson came on we scored. He got right to the line before being tackled and from the ptb, out went the pass and Turner was on hand to touch down by the posts. Our second, if I recall correctly, came from a penalty. From the tap we made good ground and Garside went in at the corner with Collins converting.

The plus points from the match: we scored as many points in the second half as in the first; Huddersfield didn’t! Our goal kicking was 100% effective; Huddersfield were nowhere near that performance!

On the debit side: there was such a clear difference with the way each team played, as mentioned above.

Okay, Ch1 sides probably won’t play the same way as the Giants, but we must play a more open game if we are to achieve promotion.

I didn’t notice Ferguson leave the field and injured.

ADDENDUM:

I have just listened to Liam’s after match interview and he seemed annoyed, suggesting that he thought we would be playing Huddersfield’s second string, “not what we signed up for” were some of his words.

what was the score

[Crown Flatter]

Huddersfield 64-12 Dewsbury