# 2007 Huddersfield Giants season

This article is about the 2007 season of the Huddersfield Giants.

## Results
### Rounds 1–5

Round 1
* 11 February 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Bradford Bulls | 18–14 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Morrison, Hape, Solomona Goals: Deacon (3) | | Tries: Lolesi, Jones Goals: Thorman (3) |
* Odsal Stadium, Bradford Attendance: 12,130 Referee: Richard Silverwood
Round 2
* 18 February 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 10–17 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Tries: Nero, Wild Goals: Thorman | | Tries: Cockayne, Murrell Goals: Morton (4) Drop goals: Webster |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Ben Thaler
Round 3 NB Game played before Round 1 due to St Helens' involvement in World Club Challenge
* 2 February 2007 – 7.05pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 10–18 | St Helens R.F.C. |
| Tries: Gardner Goals: Thorman (3) | | Tries: Gilmour (2), Pryce, Gardner Goals: Long |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 9,212 Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 4
* 4 March 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Leeds Rhinos | 16–12 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Toopi, Smith, Jones-Buchanan Goals: Sinfield (2) | | Tries: Thorman, Crabtree Goals: Thorman (2) |
* Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
Round 5
* 11 March 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 12–16 | Hull F.C. |
| Tries: Thorman (2) Goals: Thorman (2) | | Tries: Briscoe, Sing, King Goals: Tickle (2) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 7,188

### Rounds 6–10

Round 6
* 11 March 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Catalans Dragons | 23–22 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Greenshields, Bosc, Mogg, Teixido Goals: Bosc (3) Drop goals: Jones | | Tries: Nero, Jones, Wild, Hudson Goals: Hemingway (2), Drew |
* Attendance: 8,300
Round 7
* 25 March 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 16–18 | Salford City Reds |
| Tries: Gardner, Thorman, Raleigh Goals: Thorman (2) | | Tries: Turner, Robinson (2) Goals: Wilshere (3) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 5,275
Round 8
* 6 April 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 56–12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Tries: Reilly, Aspinwall, Brown (3), Drew, Paul, Raleigh, Wild, Jones Goals: Thorman (7) | | Tries: Blaymire, Moore Goals: Rooney (2) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 6,757
Round 9
* 9 April 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Warrington Wolves | 18–26 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Gleeson, Fa'afili (2) Goals: Briers (3) | | Tries: Aspinwall, Drew, Crabtree Goals: Thorman (7) |
* Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 9,483
Round 10
* 15 April 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 41–16 | Wigan Warriors |
| Tries: Reilly, Drew, Hudson, Wild, Snitch, Crabtree Goals: Thorman (8) Drop goals: Thorman | | Tries: Vaealiki (2), Leuluai Goals: Richards (2) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 7,117

### Rounds 11–15

Round 11
* 22 April 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 46–16 | Harlequins RL |
| Tries: Reilly (2), Nero, Lolesi, Thorman, Wild, Snitch (2) Goals: Thorman (7) | | Tries: Smith, Randall, Grayshon Goals: Purdham (2) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 4,894
Round 12
* 27 April 2007 – 8.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 16–28 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Bauer, Gene Goals: Cooke (4) | | Tries: Lolesi, Wild, Raleigh, Jones Goals: Thorman (6) |
* New Craven Park, Hull Attendance: 6,597
Round 13 – MILLENNIUM MAGIC
* 6 May 2007 – 2.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 36–12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Tries: Aspinwall, Lolesi, Thorman, Paul, Wild (2) Goals: Thorman (6) | | Tries: Rooney, White Goals: Rooney (2) |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Round 14
* 11 February 2007 – 8.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 36–12 | Bradford Bulls |
| Tries: Thorman (2), Brown, Skandalis, Jones, Wild Goals: Thorman (6) | | Tries: B Harris, Vainikolo Goals: I Harris (2) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 8,667
Round 15
* 25 May 2007 – 8.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Salford City Reds | 14–12 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Hodgson, McGuinness, Viane Goals: Wilshere (3) | | Tries: Reilly, Wild Goals: Thorman (2) |
* The Willows, Salford Attendance: 3,379

### Rounds 16–20

Round 16
* 3 June 2007 – 3.15pm DRAW – 1 Pt
| Hull F.C. | 9–9 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Tickle Goals: Tickle (2) Drop goals: Horne | | Tries: Thorman Goals: Thorman (2) Drop goals: Thorman |
* KC Stadium, Hull Attendance: 12,094
Round 17
* 17 June 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 12–25 | Leeds Rhinos |
| Tries: Nero, Jackson Goals: Drew (2) | | Tries: Tansey, Donald, McGuire Goals: Sinfield (4) Drop Goals: Kevin Sinfield |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 10,241
Round 18
* 30 June 2007 – 6.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| St Helens R.F.C. | 54–4 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Wellens, Gardner, Talau, Tyrer (2), Pryce, Gilmour, Wilkin, Fa'asavalu Goals: Tyrer (7) | | Tries: Nero |
* Knowsley Road, St Helens Attendance: 7,771
Round 19
* 8 July 2007 – 3.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 28–47 | Warrington Wolves |
| Tries: Aspinwall, Drew, Crabtree Goals: Thorman (7) | | Tries: Gleeson, Fa'afili (2) Goals: Briers (3) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 6,822
Round 20
* 15 July 2007 – 3.30pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23–24 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Fox (2), Obst (2) Goals: Rooney (4) Drop Goals: Rooney | | Tries: Thorman, Elford, Wild, Snitch Goals: Thorman (4) |
* Atlantic Solutions Stadium, Wakefield Attendance: 5,241

### Rounds 21–27

Round 21
* 21 July 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Harlequins RL | 10–22 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Smith, McCarthy-Scarsbrook Goals: Sykes | | Tries: Nero (2), Brown, Snitch Goals: Thorman (3) |
* Griffin Park, Brentford Attendance: 2,478
Round 22
* 5 August 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 42–22 | Catalans Dragons |
| Tries: Thorman, Jensen, Elford (2), Griffin, Wild Goals: Thorman (7) | | Tries: Khattabi, Chan, Mogg, Croker Goals: Jones (3) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 4,313
Round 23
* 10 August 2007 – 8.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Wigan Warriors | 20–12 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Goulding (2), Higham Goals: Richards (6) | | Tries: Nero, Wild Goals: Thorman (2) Drop goals: Thorman |
* JJB Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 12,744
Round 24
* 19 August 2007 – 3.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 26–22 | Bradford Bulls |
| Tries: Jensen, Lolesi (3) Goals: Drew (5) | | Tries: McKenna, Solomona, Henderson Goals: I Harris (5) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 6,824
Round 25
* 31 August 2007 – 8.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Warrington Wolves | 22–34 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Fa'afili, Westwood (3), Penny Goals: Westwood | | Tries: Lolesi, Jensen, Brown, Drew, Hudson Goals: Thorman (7) |
* Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 8,843
Round 26
* 9 September 2007 – 4.00pm WIN – 2 Pts
| Huddersfield Giants | 24–22 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Tries: Lolesi (2), Reilly, Wild, Paul Goals: Thorman (4) | | Tries: White, Demetriou (2) Goals: Rooney (5) |
* Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 7,066
Round 27
* 17 September 2007 – 7.00pm LOSS – 0 Pts
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 25–24 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Vella, Fisher (2), Fisher Goals: Cooke (4) Drop goals: Cooke | | Tries: Reilly (2), Nero, Jensen (2) Goals: Thorman (2) |
* New Craven Park, Kingston-upon-Hull Attendance: 6,700

### Playoffs

* 22 September 2007 – 7.00pm LOSS – ELIMINATED
| Hull F.C. | 22–16 | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tries: Raynor (2), Lee, Horne Goals: Tickle (3) | | Tries: Hudson, Reilly, Brown Goals: Thorman (2) |
* KC Stadium, Hull Referee: Ashley Klein

## Super League XII table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St Helens (L) | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 783 | 422 | +361 | 38 | Semifinal |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 747 | 487 | +260 | 37 | Semifinal |
| 3 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 778 | 560 | +218 | 33 | Elimination semifinal |
| 4 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 573 | 553 | +20 | 30 | Elimination semifinal |
| 5 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 638 | 543 | +95 | 27 | Elimination semifinal |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 621 | 527 | +94 | 27 | Elimination semifinal |
| 7 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 693 | 736 | −43 | 26 | |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 596 | 714 | −118 | 23 | |
| 9 | Harlequins | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 495 | 636 | −141 | 23 | |
| 10 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 570 | 685 | −115 | 21 | |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 491 | 723 | −232 | 20 | |
| 12 | Salford City Reds (R) | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 475 | 874 | −399 | 13 | Relegation to National League One |
* ↑ Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
* ↑ Wigan deducted 4 points for salary cap breaches.

## 2007 Season players

| Squad no | Player | Apps | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Pts |
| 1 | Paul Reilly | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2 | Martin Aspinwall | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Jamahl Lolesi | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 4 | Kevin Brown | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | Shane Elford | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Chris Thorman | 25 | 11 | 96 | 2 | 238 |
| 7 | Robbie Paul | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Eorl Crabtree | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Brad Drew | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 44 |
| 10 | John Skandalis | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Chris Nero | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Andy Raleigh | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Stephen Wild | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 | Stuart Jones | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Paul Jackson | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Keith Mason | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Darrell Griffin | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Ryan Hudson | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 20 | Steve Snitch | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 | Mat Gardner | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Tom Hemingway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Simon George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Rod Jensen | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 25 | Leroy Cudjoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Michael Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 2007 Signings
### Transfers in

| Player | Previous club |
| Jamahl Lolesi | Wests Tigers |
| John Skandalis | Wests Tigers |
| Shane Elford | Wests Tigers |
| Ryan Hudson | Bradford Bulls |
| Darrell Griffin | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Rod Jensen | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Michael Lawrence | Academy product |
| Leroy Cudjoe | Academy product |
| Simon George | Academy product |

### Transfers out

| Player | To |
| Michael De Vere | Retired |
| Paul March | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| James Evans | Bradford Bulls |
| Stuart Donlan | Castleford Tigers |
| Jim Gannon | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Paul Smith | Halifax |
| Wayne McDonald | Released |
| Jon Grayshon | Harlequins RL |
| Albert Torrens | Released |
| Bolu Fagborun | Rochdale Hornets |