Previously the Giants have been superb all season until the playoffs

This year we've been just ok all season, yet to play a full 80 to our best

Now the super8s have seen us improving and improving and starting to look like contenders

And yes, until we actually do it - everyone will doubt so I'm not gonna get precious about not being fancied for it, and even if we put 50 on Leeds on Friday it wouldn't mean a thing

The LLS is a big deal imo, winning it is a massive achievement - but the club has said our only aim is old Trafford this season, 2nd spot will be nice top would be even better

But old Trafford is the goal - and it was obvious the club didn't care about the challenge cup either this season

You did care about the cup, you just got taught a lesson by Leeds come crunch time as usual. Worrying signs for the playoffs....even if Leeds aren't in shape to do it then Wigan or Saints will.

Well time will tell

We could have just won the cup and all the weekly games v Leeds, saints and Wigan and still it would be a question of winning in a playoff Game

So hey ho
Personally I'm feeling confident we can beat anyone

i said on the wire board prior to friday, i'm worried that wigan will end up boring their way to the grand final win, due to leeds hitting the skids, saints being up and down and then huddersfield being huddersfield.


At this point i wouldn't be surprised to see a giants wigan final, with wigan boring them into submission.

And that's why. Instead of having a home game you're now away at Wigan who are unbeaten at home all season. For me Huddersfield's crunch game was tonight.

Best of luck at Wigan though.

Records mean nowt in big games though and they gave us a good game at the start of the Super 8's. Won't be easy for Wigan at all, I actually think Leeds have the easier semi.

yes they can. if, and it's possibly a big if, they play like that at wigan they will win the game. then it's a one off game

Based on tonights performance. Yes they can.

All the top 4 are of very similar level. It depends on who plays better on the day and who gets the bounce of ball.

It's the most exciting end to a season for years.

Wigan stepped it up in the 2nd half last night. Not many team could have lived with that.

To be fair, I thought it was a case of, we were pretty ordinary in the first half.

Huddersfield are a good solid team no doubt.I just can't see them being able to go to Wigan and win now, which if they did would be classed as a shock, and then going to OT for the first time and beating Leeds or Saints who are GF regulars in recent years.What was already going to be a huge task even had they got a home semi final, has now become mission impossible imo.They blew any remote chance they had in the last 2 minutes of the game last night.

Of course they can. Will take a huge effort but they're well capable of pulling it off. Only a fool would dismiss any of the 4 teams left in it.

Just interesting that the Giants seem to have their "elephant" under control. If it stays that way then they are capable of taking the prize. I just have a doubt that it may not be this year, but of the opposition, none have been really tearing the house down this season.
Could be their best opportunity for a while.

i guess we will find out soon enough if we can get there

shame we didn't play on the friday knowing we had got Leeds in the final, i'm sure the players wouldn't need a team talk!

Is tonight the night they collapse?

At the moment, you'd have to say this is looking like a traditional Huddersfield finals choke. That's a real shame. Hope they sort their heads out before Wigan go too far ahead.

Wheels have come off again.

They just look flat right now.Hopefully they won't be too far adrift by the time Anderson gets hold of them at HT.

I tell you what, tony clubb hasn't half become a right since joining wigan

They're not getting the rub of the green from the ref

Rabbits in headlights

Bet the 300 Huddersfield Giants fans aren't happy !

Who?
I'd say Wigan have been the more unlucky with 2 incidents of interference given as knock-ones.

Bateman trying to set new head butting record, the ref shouting play on then mcilorum slips over and decides to penalise hudds, Bateman loses ball and gets penalty, Wigan score in that set

So predictable. Every year we get huddersfield fans getting uppity when people dismiss them.

This is why.

You don't have what it takes when it counts, and until you don't produce below par performances in the important playoff games you ain't worth a damn.