2014 Huddersfield Giants season
This article details the Huddersfield Giants rugby league football club's 2014 season. This is the 19th season of the Super League era and the Huddersfield Giants 12th since promotion back to the top flight in 2003. The Huddersfield Giants came into the season as defending League Leaders' Shield winners, finishing top of the Super League the previous year – their first 1st-place finish in 81 years. Huddersfield Giants hoped to have a play-off place for the sixth consecutive season and a first Super League Grand Final appearance.
Squad
* Announced on 14 November 2013:Table
Results
Pre-Season Friendlies| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
| 11 January 2013 | Pre Season | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Galpharm Stadium | W | 20–18 | Cudjoe, McGillvary, Grix | – | 1,300 |
First Utility Super League
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
| 2 February 2014 | Super League XIX | 1 | Wigan | A | DW Stadium | W | 24–8 | McGillvary, Ferres, Grix | Brough 1/4 | 16,240 | Sky Sports | |
| 23 February 2014 | Super League XIX | 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Galpharm Stadium | D | 24–24 | Brough, Robinson, Wood | Brough 4/4 | 7,180 | – | |
| 28 February 2014 | Super League XIX | 3 | Widnes | A | Halton Stadium | L | 20–22 | McGillvary, Cudjoe, Crabtree | Brough 4/5 | 5,577 | – | |
| 7 March 2014 | Super League XIX | 4 | Leeds | H | Galpharm Stadium | D | 12–12 | Broughton, Wardle | Brough 2/4 | 8,759 | Sky Sports | |
| 16 March 2014 | Super League XIX | 5 | Bradford | A | Odsal Stadium | W | 66–18 | Grix, Wardle, Lawrence, Robinson, Chan, Ta'ai, McGillvary, Ferres | Brough 9/12 | 6,781 | – | |
| 22 March 2014 | Super League XIX | 6 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 14–30 | Grix, Ferres, Broughton | Brough 1/3 | 6,600 | Sky Sports | |
| 30 March 2014 | Super League XIX | 7 | Warrington | H | Galpharm Stadium | L | 14–33 | Grix, Broughton | Brough 3/3 | 7,068 | – | |
| 10 April 2014 | Super League XIX | 8 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 6–30 | Broughton | Brough 1/1 | 9,515 | Sky Sports | |
| 18 April 2014 | Super League XIX | 9 | Salford | A | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 42–22 | Lunt, Murphy, Brough, McGillvary, Bailey | Brough 7/7 | 5,068 | – | |
| 21 April 2014 | Super League XIX | 10 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Galpharm Stadium | W | 36–16 | Broughton, Lawrence, Ta'ai, Cudjoe, Chan, Lunt | Brough 6/6 | 5,487 | – | |
| 4 May 2014 | Super League XIX | 11 | Castleford | H | Galpharm Stadium | W | 29–28 | Wardle, Cudjoe, McGillvary, Grix, Murphy | Brough 4/5, Brough 1 DG | 7,195 | – | |
| 10 May 2014 | Super League XIX | 12 | London | A | The Hive | W | 30–16 | Lunt, Ta'ai, Mullally, Cudjoe | Brough 5/5 | 1,035 | – | |
| 18 May 2014 | Super League XIX | 13 | Bradford | N | Etihad Stadium | W | 54–16 | Wardle, Lunt, Robinson, Broughton, Brough, Grix, Ta'ai, Mullally, Patrick | Brough 9/9 | Attendance | Sky Sports | |
| 23 May 2014 | Super League XIX | 14 | St. Helens | A | Langtree Park | L | 22–41 | Patrick, Blackmore, Ferres | Brough 3/4 | 10,218 | Sky Sports | |
| 29 May 2014 | Super League XIX | 15 | Wigan | H | Galpharm Stadium | W | 31–22 | Murphy, Lunt, Wardle, McGillvary | Brough 5/5, Brough 1 DG | 6,106 | Sky Sports |
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 |
= Injured
= Suspended
Tetley's Challenge Cup
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 6 April 2014 | Challenge Cup | 4th | St. Helens | H | Galpharm Stadium | L | 16–17 | Lunt, Wardle | Brough 2/3 | 7,150 | BBC Sport |
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 |
2014 squad statistics
- Appearances and points include as of 29 May 2014.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous club | Until End Of | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Scott Grix | Fullback | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2015 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Jermaine McGillvary | Wing | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 3 | Leroy Cudjoe | Centre | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Joe Wardle | Centre | 0 | Bradford Bulls | 2015 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Aaron Murphy | Wing | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2015 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Danny Brough | Stand Off | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2015 | 16 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 146 |
| 7 | Luke Robinson | Scrum-half | 0 | Salford City Reds | 2015 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Eorl Crabtree | Prop | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2015 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Shaun Lunt | Hooker | 0 | Workington Town | 2014 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Craig Kopczak | Prop | 0 | Bradford Bulls | 2015 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Brett Ferres | Second Row | 0 | Castleford Tigers | 2015 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Jason Chan | Second Row | 0 | Crusaders | 2014 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Chris Bailey | Loose forward | 0 | London Broncos | 2014 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Michael Lawrence | Wing | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Larne Patrick | Prop | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2015 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | David Faiumu | Loose forward | 0 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2014 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Ukuma Ta'ai | Prop | 0 | New Zealand Warriors | 2014 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 18 | Kyle Wood | Scrum-half | 0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2014 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Jodie Broughton | Wing | 0 | Salford Red Devils | 2014 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 20 | Antonio Kaufusi | Prop | 0 | London Broncos | 2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Anthony Mullally | Prop | 0 | Widnes Vikings | 2015 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Jacob Fairbank | Loose forward | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Josh Johnson | Prop | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Peter Aspinall | Second Row | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Nathan Mason | Hooker | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ben Blackmore | Wing | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | Jake Connor | Stand Off | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kruise Leeming | Hooker | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jack Miller | Scrum-half | 0 | Huddersfield Giants | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Injured
= Suspended
Transfers
InsOuts