# 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.

## Results
### Pre-season

W Win D Draw L Loss
Pre-season results :
| Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

### Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 453 | +352 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 2 | St Helens | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 466 | +267 | 38 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | +274 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 650 | 516 | +134 | 35 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 685 | 609 | +76 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 659 | 551 | +108 | 30 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 645 | 702 | −57 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 613 | 660 | −47 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 653 | 668 | −15 | 25 | |
| 10 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 649 | 705 | −56 | 24 | |
| 11 | Harlequins | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 591 | 691 | −100 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hull F.C. | 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 | |

#### Super League results

W Win D Draw L Loss
Super League results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

#### Play-offs

Play-off results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

### Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss
Challenge Cup results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

## Players
### Squad

| Number | Player | Position | Previous club |
| 1 | Brett Hodgson | FB | Wests 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 Kingston Rovers |
| 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 McGillvary | 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 |

### Transfers
#### Gains

List of players joining Huddersfield :
| Player | Club | Date |
| 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 |

#### Losses

List of players leaving Huddersfield :
| Player | Club | Date |
| 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 |