2016 Huddersfield Giants season
Rugby league team season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Super League XXI Rank12th
Play-off resultN/A
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
2016 recordWins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 18
| 2016 Huddersfield Giants season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League XXI Rank | 12th | |||
| Play-off result | N/A | |||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| 2016 record | Wins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 18 | |||
| Points scored | For: 481; against: 535 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | Ken Davy | |||
| Head Coach | Paul Anderson | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | John Smith's Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Jermaine McGillvary - 7 | |||
| Goals | Danny Brough - 17 | |||
| Points | Danny Brough - 38 | |||
| ||||
Results
Super League
table
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 |  Wigan Warriors |
23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 455 | 440 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 |  St Helens |
23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 573 | 536 | +37 | 28 | |
| 5 |  Catalans Dragons |
23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 593 | 505 | +88 | 26 | |
| 6 |  Castleford Tigers |
23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 617 | 640 | −23 | 21 | |
| 7 |  Widnes Vikings |
23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 499 | 474 | +25 | 20 | |
| 8 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 485 | 654 | −169 | 20 | |
| 9 |  Leeds Rhinos |
23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 404 | 576 | −172 | 16 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 |  Salford Red Devils |
23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 560 | 569 | −9 | 14[a] | |
| 11 |  Hull Kingston Rovers |
23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 486 | 610 | −124 | 14 | |
| 12 |  Huddersfield Giants |
23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | −58 | 12 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Notes:
Super league results
W Win D Draw L Loss
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 February | 1 | St. Helens | A | Langtree Park | L | 16-30 | Murphy, Ta'ai, Connor | Brough (1/1), Ellis (1/2) | 10,408 | [2][3] |
| 12 February | 2 | Wigan Warriors | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 13-18 | McGillvary, Foster | Ellis (2/3), Ellis (DG) | 5,912 | [2][4] |
| 28 February | 3 | Widnes Vikings | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 18-36 | Lawrence, McGillvary, Foster | Foster (3/3) | 5,183 | [2][5] |
| 4 March | 4 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 16-20 | Brough, McGillvary, Lawrence | Foster (2/3) | 14,962 | [2][6] |
| 13 March | 5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 38-6 | Tansey, Lawrence, Murphy, McGillvary, Patrick, Ta'ai | Brough (7/7) | 5,610 | [2][7] |
| 20 March | 6 | Catalans Dragons | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 26-46 | Connor, McGillvary, Patrick, Cudjoe, Leeming | Brough (2/4), Tansey (1/1) | 4,607 | [2][8] |
| 25 March | 7 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Bell Vue | L | 22-36 | McGillvary, Connor (2), Murphy | Brough (3/4) | 4,989 | [2][9] |
| 28 March | 8 | Salford Red Devils | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 24-26 | Ta'ai (2), Connor, McGillvary | Brough (4/4) | 4,885 | [2][10] |
| 3 April | 9 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | L | 34-38 | Cudjoe (2), McGillvary (3), Rapira | Brough (5) | [11] | |
| 8 April | 10 | Hull F.C. | A | KCOM Stadium | L | 20-37 | Wardle, Murphy, Brough, McGillvary | Brough (2) | 10,557 | [12] |
| 15 April | 11 | Warrington Wolves | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 11–0 | Murphy, Cudjoe | Brough (1 + DG) | [13] | |
| 21 April | 12 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 19-26 | Brierley (3) | Brough (3 + DG) | [14] | |
| 29 April | 13 | Leeds Rhinos | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 28–20 | Ta'ai, Ormsby, McGillvary, Connor, Crabtree | Brough (4) | [15] | |
| 14/5/16 | 14 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 14-16 | Mason, Connor | Brough (3) | [16] | |
| 22 May | 15 | St. Helens | N[a] | St James' Park | W | 48-20 | McGillvary (2), Ta'ai, Ellis, Murphy, Hinchcliffe, Wood | Brough (8) | [17] | |
| 29 May | 16 | Widnes Vikings | A | Select Security Stadium | L | 20-24 | Mason, Brough, Wardle, McGillvary | Brough (2) | 4,683 | [18] |
| 3 June | 17 | Castleford Tigers | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 22-30 | Ellis, Cudjoe, Brierley, Conner | Ellis (3) | 5,741 | [19] |
| 12 June | 18 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 2-10 | Brough | [20] | ||
| 17 June | 19 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 31-30 | Conner, Ta'ai, Cudjoe, Crabtree, Wardle | Brough (5/5 + DG) | [21] | |
| 30 June | 20 | Hull F.C. | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 22-12 | McGillvary (2), Lawrence, Symonds | Ellis (3) | 4,143 | [22] |
| 8 July | 21 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Lightstream Stadium | L | 19-20 | Brierley, Connor, Ellis | Ellis (3), Brough (DG) | 6,434 | [23] |
| 17 July | 22 | St. Helens | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 18-34 | Brough, McGillvary, Symonds | Brough (3) | 5,526 | [24] |
| 23 July | 23 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 30-34 | Ormsby (3), Huby, Mason, Murphy | Brough (3) | 9,829 | [25] |
Qualifiers
Qualifiers table
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 257 | 166 | +91 | 10 | |
| 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 | |
| 6 |  London Broncos |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 212 | +9 | 6 | 2017 Championship |
| 7 |  Batley Bulldogs |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 111 | 318 | −207 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Featherstone Rovers |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 313 | −217 | 0 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Qualifiers results
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August | 1 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 12-34 | Mason, Roberts | Brough (2/2) | 2,184 | [26] |
| 14 August | 2 | Featherstone Rovers | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 62-16 | Brierley (2), Roberts (2), Ta'ai (2), Wood (2), Hinchcliffe, Lawrence, Ormsby | Ellis (9/11) | 3,690 | [26] |
| 21 August | 3 | Batley Bulldogs | A | Fox's Biscuits Stadium | W | 58-28 | Brierley (3), Cudjoe (2), Symonds (2), Conner, Crabtree, Ormsby, Wardle | Ellis (7/11) | 2,201 | [26] |
| 2 September | 4 | London Broncos | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 40-4 | Cudjoe (2), Brough, Lawrence, McGillvary, Murphy, Wardle | Brough (6/7) | 3,794 | [26] |
| 10 September | 5 | Leigh Centurions | A | Leigh Sports Village | L | 40-48 | Cudjoe (2), Ellis (2), Conner, Lawrence, Murphy | Brough (6/7) | 5,934 | [26] |
| 18 September | 6 | Leeds Rhinos | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 22-14 | Brierley, Brough, Cudjoe | Brough (5/6) | 6,666 | [26] |
| 24 September | 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Lightstream Stadium | W | 23-22 | Brierley (2), Cudjoe, Murphy | Brough (3/5 + DG) | 8,024 | [26] |
Challenge Cup
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May | R6 | Leeds Rhinos | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 36–22 | Ta'ai, McGillvary, Brierley, Wood, Brough | Brough (6 + 3DG), Conner (DG) | 4,979 | [27] |
| 23 June | QF | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 16–28 | Grix, Connor, McGillvary (2) | 3,289 | [28] |
Players
| No | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Grix | Fullback |
| 2 | Jermaine McGillvary | Wing |
| 3 | Leroy Cudjoe | Centre |
| 4 | Joe Wardle | Centre |
| 5 | Aaron Murphy | Wing |
| 6 | Danny Brough | Stand-off |
| 7 | Jamie Ellis | Scrum-half |
| 8 | Eorl Crabtree | Prop |
| 9 | Ryan Hinchcliffe | Hooker |
| 10 | Craig Huby | Prop |
| 11 | Tom Symonds | Second-row |
| 13 | Larne Patrick | Loose forward |
| 14 | Michael Lawrence | Second-row |
| 15 | Kyle Wood | Hooker |
| 16 | Sam Rapira | Prop |
| 17 | Ukuma Ta'ai | Prop |
| 18 | Jake Connor | Centre |
| 21 | Nathan Mason | Prop |
| 22 | Oliver Roberts | Second-row |
| 23 | Josh Johnson | Prop |
| 23 | Gene Ormsby | Wing |
| 24 | Kruise Leeming | Hooker |
| 24 | Jared Simpson | Fullback |
| 25 | Tyler Dickinson | Prop |
| 27 | Mikey Wood | Prop |
| 29 | Jamie Foster | Wing |
| 31 | Sam Wood | Centre |
| 32 | Jordan Tansey | Fullback |
| 32 | Daniel Smith | Prop |
| 34 | Ryan Brierley | Scrum-half |
| 36 | Sebastine Ikahihifo | Lock |
Source:[2]
2016 transfers in/out
In
| Nat | 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
| Nat | 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 |
Notes
- Magic Weekend