# 2016 Huddersfield Giants season

This article details the Huddersfield Giants rugby league football club's 2016 season. This was the 21st season of the Super League era and the Huddersfield Giants 14th since promotion back to the top flight in 2003.

## Table
### Super League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 605 | 465 | +140 | 34 | Super League Super 8s |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 675 | 425 | +250 | 33 | Super League Super 8s |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 455 | 440 | +15 | 32 | Super League Super 8s |
| 4 | St Helens | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 573 | 536 | +37 | 28 | Super League Super 8s |
| 5 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 593 | 505 | +88 | 26 | Super League Super 8s |
| 6 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 617 | 640 | −23 | 21 | Super League Super 8s |
| 7 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 499 | 474 | +25 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 485 | 654 | −169 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 9 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 404 | 576 | −172 | 16 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 | Salford City Reds | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 560 | 569 | −9 | 14 | The Qualifiers |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 486 | 610 | −124 | 14 | The Qualifiers |
| 12 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | −58 | 12 | The Qualifiers |
* ↑ Salford deducted 6 points for salary cap breaches in 2014 and 2015.

### Qualifiers table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 239 | 94 | +145 | 12 | 2017 Super League |
| 2 | Leigh Centurions (P) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 193 | +30 | 12 | 2017 Super League |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 257 | 166 | +91 | 10 | 2017 Super League |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (R) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 235 | 142 | +93 | 8 | Million Pound Game |
| 5 | Salford Red Devils | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 208 | 152 | +56 | 6 | Million Pound Game |
| 6 | London Broncos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 212 | +9 | 6 | 2017 Championship |
| 7 | Batley Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 111 | 318 | −207 | 2 | 2017 Championship |
| 8 | Featherstone Rovers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 313 | −217 | 0 | 2017 Championship |

## 2016 fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2016 Super League Fixtures
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
| 5/2/16 | Super League XXI | 1 | St. Helens | A | Langtree Park | L | 16-30 | Murphy, Ta'ai, Connor | Brough 1/1, Ellis 1/2 | 10,408 | - |
| 12/2/16 | Super League XXI | 2 | Wigan | H | Galpharm Stadium | L | 13-18 | McGillvary, Foster | Ellis 2/3, Ellis 1 DG | 5,912 | Sky Sports |
| 28/2/16 | Super League XXI | 3 | Widnes | H | Galpharm Stadium | L | 18-36 | Lawrence, McGillvary, Foster | Foster 3/3 | 5,183 | - |
| 4/3/16 | Super League XXI | 4 | Leeds | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 16-20 | Brough, McGillvary, Lawrence | Foster 2/3 | 14,962 | Sky Sports |
| 13/3/16 | Super League XXI | 5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Galpharm Stadium | W | 38-6 | Tansey, Lawrence, Murphy, McGillvary, Patrick, Ta'ai | Brough 7/7 | 5,610 | - |
| 20/3/16 | Super League XXI | 6 | Catalans Dragons | H | Galpharm Stadium | L | 26-46 | Connor, McGillvary, Patrick, Cudjoe, Leeming | Brough 2/4, Tansey 1/1 | Attendance | - |
| 25/3/16 | Super League XXI | 7 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Bell Vue | L | 22-36 | McGillvary, Connor (2), Murphy | Brough 3/4 | Attendance | - |
| 28/3/16 | Super League XXI | 8 | Salford | H | Galpharm Stadium | L | 24-26 | Ta'ai (2), Connor, McGillvary | Brough 4/4 | Attendance | - |
| 3/4/16 | Super League XXI | 9 | Castleford | A | The Jungle | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | - |
2016 Super 8 Qualifiers
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S1 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S2 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S3 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S4 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S5 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S6 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Super League XXI | S7 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |

## Player appearances

* Super League Only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
| No | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
| 1 | Scott Grix | FB | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2 | Jermaine McGillvary | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 3 | Leroy Cudjoe | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 4 | Joe Wardle | | | | | SR | SR | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 5 | Aaron Murphy | W | FB | FB | FB | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 6 | Danny Brough | SO | | | SH | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 7 | Jamie Ellis | SH | SH | SH | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 8 | Eorl Crabtree | P | | | | P | P | | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 9 | Ryan Hinchcliffe | H | H | H | H | H | H | L | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 10 | Craig Huby | | | | | | | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 12 | Michael Lawrence | SR | SR | SR | C | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 13 | Larne Patrick | L | L | L | L | B | B | B | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 14 | Daniel Smith | B | B | B | P | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 15 | Kyle Wood | | | | | SH | SH | H | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 16 | Sam Rapira | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 17 | Ukuma Ta'ai | SR | SR | SR | SR | L | L | SR | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 18 | Jake Connor | C | SO | SO | SO | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 19 | Josh Johnson | B | P | P | B | B | | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 20 | Kruise Leeming | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 21 | Nathan Mason | x | B | B | B | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 22 | Oliver Roberts | B | B | B | SR | B | B | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 23 | Luke Robinson | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | Jared Simpson | x | x | x | x | x | x | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 25 | Tyler Dickinson | 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 | x | x | x |
| 26 | Liam Johnson | 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 | x | x | x |
| 27 | Mikey Wood | 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 | x | x | x |
| 28 | Jake Wardle | 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 | x | x | x |
| 29 | Jamie Foster | x | W | W | W | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 31 | Sam Wood | x | C | C | 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 |
| 32 | Jordan Tansey | x | x | x | x | FB | FB | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 34 | Ryan Brierley | x | x | x | x | x | x | SH | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV |
| 0/0/16 | Cup | 5th | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Attendance | TV |

## Player appearances

* Challenge Cup Games only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
| No | Player | 5 |
| 1 | Scott Grix | x |
| 2 | Jermaine McGillvary | x |
| 3 | Leroy Cudjoe | x |
| 4 | Joe Wardle | x |
| 5 | Aaron Murphy | x |
| 6 | Danny Brough | x |
| 7 | Jamie Ellis | x |
| 8 | Eorl Crabtree | x |
| 9 | Ryan Hinchcliffe | x |
| 10 | Craig Huby | x |
| 12 | Michael Lawrence | x |
| 13 | Larne Patrick | x |
| 14 | Daniel Smith | x |
| 15 | Kyle Wood | x |
| 16 | Sam Rapira | x |
| 17 | Ukuma Ta'ai | x |
| 18 | Jake Connor | x |
| 19 | Josh Johnson | x |
| 20 | Kruise Leeming | x |
| 21 | Nathan Mason | x |
| 22 | Oliver Roberts | x |
| 23 | Luke Robinson | x |
| 24 | Jared Simpson | x |
| 25 | Tyler Dickinson | x |
| 26 | Liam Johnson | x |
| 27 | Mikey Wood | x |
| 28 | Jake Wardle | x |

## 2016 squad statistics

* Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 28 March 2016.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Scott Grix | Fullback | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jermaine McGillvary | Wing | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Leroy Cudjoe | Centre | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Joe Wardle | Centre | N/A | Bradford Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Aaron Murphy | Wing | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Danny Brough | Stand-off | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 6 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 | Jamie Ellis | Scrum-half | N/A | Hull F.C. | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Eorl Crabtree | Prop | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryan Hinchcliffe | Hooker | N/A | Melbourne Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Craig Huby | Prop | N/A | Castleford Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Michael Lawrence | Second-row | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Larne Patrick | Loose forward | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Daniel Smith | Prop | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Kyle Wood | Hooker | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sam Rapira | Prop | N/A | Salford Red Devils | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Ukuma Ta'ai | Prop | N/A | New Zealand Warriors | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Jake Connor | Centre | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 19 | Josh Johnson | Prop | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kruise Leeming | Hooker | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Nathan Mason | Prop | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Oliver Roberts | Second-row | N/A | Bradford Bulls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Luke Robinson | Scrum-half | N/A | Salford Red Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jared Simpson | Fullback | N/A | Bradford Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tyler Dickinson | Prop | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Liam Johnson | Second-row | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Mikey Wood | Prop | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jake Wardle | Wing | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jamie Foster | Wing | N/A | Hull RUFC | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 31 | Sam Wood | Centre | N/A | Huddersfield Giants Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jordan Tansey | Fullback | N/A | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Loan) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 34 | Ryan Brierley | Scrum-half | N/A | Leigh Centurions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Injured = Suspended

## 2016 transfers in/out

In
| Name | Moved From | Contract Length | Date |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | Melbourne Storm | 3 Years | June 2015 |
| Sam Rapira | New Zealand Warriors | 2 Years | May 2015 |
| Daniel Smith | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 4 ½ Years | July 2015 |
| Larne Patrick | Wigan Warriors | Loan Return | September 2015 |
| Ryan Brierley | Leigh Centurions | 4 ½ Years | March 2016 |
Out
| Name | Moved To | Contract Length | Date |
| Anthony Mullally | Leeds Rhinos | 3 Years | May 2015 |
| Jack Hughes | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | August 2015 |
| Jodie Broughton | Catalans Dragons | 2 Years | August 2015 |
| Shaun Lunt | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4 Years | August 2015 |
| Chris Bailey | Retirement | N/A | September 2015 |
| Craig Kopczak | Salford Red Devils | 1 Year | October 2015 |
| Mick Learmonth | York City Knights | 1 Year | October 2015 |
| Jacob Fairbank | Halifax | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Brett Ferres | Leeds Rhinos | 1 Year | January 2016 |