Huddersfield got back to winning ways against Hull KR on Saturday night after three losses in a row. It was our first game back at the Galpharm stadium after playing our last three "home" matches at The Shay whilst the pitch was being renovated; in my honest opinion it didn't look any different but I'm no grass expert. It was good to be back in my cushioned seat though!
The Giants didn't start the game particularly well, Hull KR looked the better side and when they scored first I did think "here we go again". Thankfully, that didn't happen.
Some of the tries we scored were brilliant; Leroy Cudjoe's try was very similar to the one he scored last week against Castleford. Scott Grix and Graeme Horne's braces were good too. However our defense still looked a bit weak; some of their tries were pretty soft. This is something that needs to be addressed before our game against St Helens on Friday week.
One player who had a brilliant game on Saturday but seems to have been completely ignored by reporters and fans alike was Graeme Horne. I'm not ashamed to tell you that when I saw him listed at centre on the team sheet I worried, especially as his wing partner was David Hodgson. It turns out I had nothing to be worried about as he was great; scoring two tries. The second of which was probably the best try of the match.
Another player who had a great game - and who I thought should have been man of the match - was Scott Grix. (You knew this was coming didn't you?!) Another solid performance from Grixy, even after going off injured! Apart from when he didn't attempt a try saving tackle on Jake Webster I couldn't fault his performance. Two tries and five goals with a dodgy shoulder. His goal kicking has improved enormously since the last time he did our conversions.
Overall, I can't say it was one of the best Huddersfield performances I've seen all year but it got us the two points and that's all the matters. A lot of improvement is needed, not only performance wise but discipline wise too for our trip to Widnes to play St Helens in a couple of weeks time. The week off should do the players good and hopefully we'll have a few injured troops back for that game.
Well done to all my boys, especially the young ones who all played their hearts out.
