| 2015 Huddersfield Giants season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League XX Rank | N/A | |||
| Play-off result | N/A | |||
| Challenge Cup | N/A | |||
| 2015 record | Wins: 4; draws: 0; losses: 5 | |||
| Points scored | For: 187; against: 145 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | Ken Davy | |||
| Head Coach | Paul Anderson | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | John Smith's Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Aaron Murphy – 6 | |||
| Goals | Danny Brough – 25 | |||
| Points | Danny Brough – 54 | |||
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This article details the Huddersfield Giants rugby league football club's 2015 season. This was the 20th season of the Super League era.
Pre season friendlies
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
Giants score is first.
| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February 2015 | Pre Season |  Broncos | A | The Garrison Stadium | W | 40–4 | Noi (2), Wood, McComb, Leeming, Brown, Farrell | Farrell 6/7 | N/A | Report |
Table
2015 fixtures and results
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
2015 First Utility Super League
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/2/15 | Super League XX | 1 |  Hull F.C. | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 0-19 | 7,737 | Report | ||
| 13/2/15 | Super League XX | 2 |  Wigan | A | DW Stadium | L | 16-24 | Mullally, Ellis, Murphy | Brough 2/3 | 12,448 | Report |
| 26/2/15 | Super League XX | 3 |  Leeds | A | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | L | 24-28 | Ellis, Wardle, Wood, Ferres | Brough 4/4 | 12,878 | Report |
| 6/3/15 | Super League XX | 4 |  Widnes | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 24-12 | Grix, McGillvary, Wardle (2), Crabtree | Brough 2/5 | 5,452 | Report |
| 12/3/15 | Super League XX | 5 |  Castleford | H | John Smith's Stadium | W | 22-0 | Ellis, Ta'ai, Murphy, McGillvary | Brough 3/4 | 5,257 | Report |
| 22/3/15 | Super League XX | 6 |  Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | W | 44-14 | Grix (3), Ferres, Brough, Cudjoe, Ta'ai | Brough 6/6, Ellis 2/2 | 4,354 | Report |
| 27/3/15 | Super League XX | 7 |  Warrington | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 29-10 | Ellis, Murphy (2), McGillvary, Crabtree | Brough 4/5, Brough 1 DG | 9,019 | Report |
| 3/4/15 | Super League XX | 8 |  Salford | H | John Smith's Stadium | L | 12-18 | Hughes, Murphy | Brough 2/2 | 6,003 | Report |
| 6/4/15 | Super League XX | 9 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 16-20 | Wardle, Ta'ai, Murphy | Brough 2/3 | 7,827 | Report |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 10 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 11 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 12 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 13 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 14 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 15 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 16 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 17 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 18 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 19 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 20 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 21 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 22 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 0/0/15 | Super League XX | 23 | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goals | 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Grix | FB | FB | FB | FB | SO | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | x |
| 2 | Luke George | W | W | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | C |
| 3 | Leroy Cudjoe | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x |
| 4 | Joe Wardle | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | C | C | C | x | C | C | C | C | C | C | x |
| 5 | Jermaine McGillvary | W | W | W | W | W | x | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | W | W | W | W | x |
| 6 | Danny Brough | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | x |
| 7 | Luke Robinson | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x |
| 8 | Eorl Crabtree | B | L | B | P | P | P | P | B | P | P | x | P | B | B | P | P | P | P | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | x |
| 9 | Shaun Lunt | H | H | B | H | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | x | x | H | x | H | x |
| 10 | Craig Kopczak | P | P | P | x | P | B | B | P | P | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | P | P | P | x |
| 11 | Brett Ferres | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | C | C | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | x |
| 12 | Luke O'Donnell | L | 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 |
| 13 | David Faiumu | B | B | H | B | H | B | L | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | H |
| 14 | Michael Lawrence |  | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR | SR | SR | L | L | x | x | B | L | L | L | L | B | SR | SR | SR | L | C |
| 15 | Larne Patrick | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | P | B | B | P | P | B | B | B | x | P | P | P | B | B | B | B | B | x |
| 16 | Jason Chan | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | SR | x |
| 17 | Ukuma Ta'ai | x | B | x | x | L | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | B | SR | B | x | B | B | SR |
| 18 | Aaron Murphy | | x | W | W | FB | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | C | W | W | W | W | W | C | W | W | W | W | W | W | x |
| 19 | Jamie Cording | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | B | x | B | B | B | x | x | B | B | x | x | B | B | B | x | L | x | x | x | SR |
| 20 | Jacob Fairbank | x | x | L | L | x | x | x | L | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | L |
| 21 | Dale Ferguson | x | x | x | x | x | L | SR | SR | L | L | L | L | SR | SR | L | L | L | B | B | SR | SR | L | x | L | L | x | x |
| 22 | Anthony Mullally | | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | B | x | B | B | B | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | P |
| 23 | Matty Dawson | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W |
| 24 | Josh Johnson | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | P |
| 25 | Peter Aspinall | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B |
| 26 | Nathan Mason | 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 | B |
| 27 | Ben Blackmore | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | W |
| 28 | Jake Connor | 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 | FB |
| 29 | Stuart Fielden | P | P | P | P | x | P | P | P | B | x | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 30 | Brad Dwyer | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 31 | Kruise Leeming | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B |
| 32 | Kyle Wood | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | H | H | B | H | B | SO |
| 34 | Jack Miller | 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 | SH |
| 35 | Jack Blagbrough | 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 | B |
= Injured
= Suspended
Challenge Cup
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
Player appearances
- Challenge Cup Games only
Playoffs
Player appearances
- Play-off Games only
2015 squad statistics
- Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of April 2015.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous club | Until End Of | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Grix | Fullback | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2013 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 58 |
| 2 | Luke George | Wing | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2013 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Leroy Cudjoe | Centre | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 4 | Joe Wardle | Centre | 0 | Bradford Bulls | 2013 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| 5 | Jermaine McGillvary | Wing | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 6 | Danny Brough | Stand Off | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2013 | 31 | 9 | 153 | 2 | 334 |
| 7 | Luke Robinson | Scrum-half | 0 | Salford City Reds | 2013 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Eorl Crabtree | Prop | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Shaun Lunt | Hooker | 0 | Workington Town | 2013 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 10 | Craig Kopczak | Prop | 0 | Bradford Bulls | 2013 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Brett Ferres | Second Row | 0 | Castleford Tigers | 2013 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 12 | Luke O'Donnell | Second Row | 0 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | David Faiumu | Loose forward | 0 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2013 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Michael Lawrence | Wing | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Larne Patrick | Prop | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Jason Chan | Second Row | 0 | Crusaders | 2013 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Ukuma Ta'ai | Prop | 0 | New Zealand Warriors | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Aaron Murphy | Wing | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2013 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 19 | Jamie Cording | Second Row | 0 | Castleford Tigers | 2013 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 20 | Jacob Fairbank | Loose forward | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Dale Ferguson | Prop | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2013 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 22 | Anthony Mullally | Prop | 0 | Widnes Vikings | 2013 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Matty Dawson | Wing | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Josh Johnson | Prop | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Peter Aspinall | Second Row | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Nathan Mason | Prop | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ben Blackmore | Wing | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 28 | Jake Connor | Stand Off | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 29 | Stuart Fielden | Prop | 0 | Wigan Warriors | 2013 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Brad Dwyer | Hooker | 0 | Warrington Wolves – Loan | 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Kruise Leeming | Hooker | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Kyle Wood | Scrum-half | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2013 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Jack Miller | Scrum-half | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Jack Blagbrough | Prop | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2015 transfers in/out
Ins
| Nat | Name | Moved From | Contract Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Craig Huby | Castleford Tigers | 4 Years | September 2014 |
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Jamie Ellis | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | October 2014 |
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Oliver Roberts | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | October 2014 |
|
Jack Hughes | Wigan Warriors | 1 Year Loan | November 2014 |
|
Jordan Cox | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 Month Loan | April 2015 |
Outs
| Nat | Name | Moved To | Contract Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ben Blackmore | Featherstone Rovers | 1 ½ Years | June 2014 |
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Jason Chan | Australia | 1 Year | August 2014 |
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David Faiumu | Australia | 1 Year | September 2014 |
|
Peter Aspinall | York City Knights | 2 Years | October 2014 |
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Antonio Kaufusi | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2 Years | November 2014 |
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Larne Patrick | Wigan Warriors | 1 Year Loan | November 2014 |
|
Jack Miller | Released | N/A | December 2014 |
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Jacob Fairbank | Halifax | 1 Month Loan | February 2015 |
|
Shaun Lunt | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 Year Loan | March 2015 |
References
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