Crusaders RL v Huddersfield Giants

KO: 14:00pm  Date: Friday 22nd April 

Referee: S Ganson

Venue: The Racecourse Ground

Teams:

Crusaders (17 from): Schifcofske, Martin, Mellars, Reardon, Witt, Sammut, O'Hara, Bryant, Cahill, Chan, Winternstein, James, Hanbury, White, Dudson, Johnson, Moore, Lupton, Tansey

Huddersfield (17 from): Grix, Lawrence, Cudjoe, Gilmour, Brown, Brough, Crabtree, Robinson, Griffin, O'Donnell, Fa'alogo, Faiumu, Lunt, Kirmond, Patrick, Horne, McGillvary, Wardle, Simpson

This is a clash of polar opposites, Huddersfield sit at the top of Super League, whereas Crusaders are rock bottom, propping the rest up. Huddersfield have only lost two games all season and it doesn't look like they’ll be losing this one. Crusaders were on the wrong side of a huge score line when they played Warrington last weekend.

Despite confidence being high in the Huddersfield camp, Nathan Brown has urged his side not to get too complacent, “the guys are definitely feeling pretty happy and confident at the moment but they all realise it's hard work that's got them to where they are now and they know that, if we don't keep working hard as a group, then you get yourselves in trouble.” he said at the press conference this week.

There’s a possibility that a couple of the key men may be rested for Huddersfield as they have 3 games in 8 days, but it is more than likely that Nathan Brown will stick with the same 17 as last week. Crusaders probably won’t be good enough to beat the white-hot Giants but they will try and put on a good show, that’s for sure. 

Betting (prices correct at 21:30. Thursday 21/04/2011):

Crusaders: 13/2

Huddersfield: 1/12

Draw: 25/1

Hannah.