Overachieved for me in 2010, still dont think they're good enough at halfback to win trophies, although Hodgson does a great job of joining the line. They have a very dangerous back row and some depth. In Lunt they have a real find and shocked quite a few last year and will. Im expecting them to tail off and finish around 5th.

1. Brett Hodgson
2. Leroy Cudjoe
3. Jamahl Lolesi
4. Paul Whatuira
5. David Hodgson
6. Kevin Brown
7. luke Robinson
8. Eorl Crabtree
9. Shuan Lunt
10. Keith Mason
11. Lee Gilmour
12. David Fa'alogo
13. Stephen Wild
14. Simon Finnigan
15. Andy Raleigh
16 Darrell Griffin
17. Danny Kirmond
18. Brad Drew
19. Micheal Lawrence
20. David Faiumu
21. Scott Grix
22. Martin Aspinwall
23. Larne Patrick
24. Josh Griffin
25. Keal Carlile
26. Kyle Wood
27. Jermaine McGillvary
28. Greg Mcnally
29. Alex Brown
30. Adam Walker
31. Elliott Hodgson
32. Jacob Fairbank
33. Graeme Horne

5th or 6th, agree they over achieved ,think they may move Brown to loose and bring in Mcnally ,if they don't they may not get in the top 6 imo !

doubt mcnally will get a game this season

brown is an important player for us, we fell apart in attack when he was out for the season last year

gone for more strength in depth this year, very strong in second row and attacking options but light in props

will be hard to repeat a 3rd place finish and cup final but looking for a better shot in the play offs this time

They were as strong as anyone on there day last season. And they had quite a few of those days.

If Brown can get them peeking at the right part of the season, then they could be in with a chance.

Won't finish above us, leeds, saints or wigan. That's the top 4 nailed on. Could easily finish 5th although need to keep crabtree and mason injury free. Think hull could make the top 6 as well if they bring a decent coach in.

can`t see them repeating last years success..they may well struggle to be in the top 8...teams like wakey cas and hudds will fight it out to get the final couple of play off places..

I think they'll do well - challenging for Top 4 with Leeds and Saints at the top and us, Hudds, Catalans fighting for third. They have SL experience right into the 20+ numbers in their squad. Lack a little quality at half back for me but excellent at FB, hooker and back row with Crabtree kicking on after a very good 4 nations in the front row.

I don't understand why people think that Huddersfield overachieved in 2009, and this means they will have a less good season in 2010?

They finished 3rd in the league on merit and had the best defence in the league, a title which is usually monopolised by Saints. They did this after bringing in a new coach who toughened them up and changed things round. They didn't overacheive they just achieved!

The only reason they could have "overachieved", is by looking at what happened in the past under the regime before Brown, just like we overachieved by winning a trophy under Tony Smith, when you compare it to what used to happen when we never won trophies?

Does this mean that we are set to slip this year because we overachieved last time, and Warrington aren't meant to have success - just like Huddersfield aren't?

bet they dont get in the top 4..

Reading the comments, I think they will surprise a few people again.


What happened to him looking for a club in Australia, did it all fall through?

it was abit of a rubbish story put in the sun newspaper to fill up space i think!

hes intrested in oz like most players but was never going to leave while under contract at giants, maybe after though

Its a tough one to call for me. They have recruited in the pack well but gilmour was always a good player in a good squad, will he be able to be a good player in the huddersfield squad?

They were sound defensively last year but my issue is can they maintain it? new players generally means new ideas/time to gel.

For some reason i just cant see them doing as well as last season. I believe Bradford, Hull FC & Catalans will all improve, so where does this leave huddersfield? I just cant call it this year. will be closer than ever this year!

The CC final seemed to be a bit of a watershed for them. Huddersfield had won their games by quick, compact defence. We seemed to expose them in that game, then other teams followed suit.

Biggest obstacle is Brown bringing more new tricks from Oz.

I see Hudds in top 6, I think Mc Nally will get a shot and maybe improve them in the Halves I dont think they have the quality to challenge for the big titles. I think Brown got found out tactically in the final having said that he fully deserved to be coach of the year.

Ding-ding-ding.

One trick in defence was cruelly exposed by one Lee Briers kick at Wembley, and they never looked half as cocky in defence again all season. They were the epitome of the "solid" game, five drives and a kick and decent defence, but I always thought they were lacking in brilliance (Brett "knock-on king" Hodgson wasn't nearly as good as people would have you believe).

By "other teams" do you just mean Catalans, because they were the only team to beat them in the rest of the season apart from Saints, who hardly need to uncover a tactical secret to win a game.

What do you reckon our watershed game was, I reckon Saints at home, we'd been going ok under Tony Smith until that point but Saints showed teams how we could be beaten, which is why our last 8 league games we had a record of won 2 (against the mighty Salford and Harlequins), lost 6.

Of course it was because we were hungover from the Cup final.....begs the question though, how come Saints usually start winning again in the league after they win at Wembley, but Wire have to go to pieces even when we only needed a handful of wins to get into the playoffs!

What have Saints got to do with a Huddersfield thread? What have Saints' results after a CC Final got to do with a Huddersfield thread?

im expecting leeds, saints, us, wigan and bradford to all finish above huddersfield this season..and probably catalan as well.

I do not think they will repeat last seasons success.

Why are people on here saying that we are a better team than Huddersfield? Huddersfield got where they were last year on merit and you cant fault them for that.

Basically superleague is of distinctinctly average standard, with the exception of Leeds, who'll cake-walk the title. Every other team, except Celtic are more than capable of beating each other. I'd expect Huddersfield to still finish above Warrington in 4th/5th position, but that's only because other teams will improve, notably Bradford and Castleford.

Leeds didn't 'cake-walk' the title by any means, were showed up by a few 'average' sides throughout the season, and had a close-run thing with Saints again. Huddersfield were very good in 2009, maybe over-reliant on the 'umbrella' defence and the quick inside-ball from 7 or 9 to Hodgson ( of another runner ). If opposition defences can stop this, and find their way wide ( as did Wire at Wembley ) Hudds will have a tougher time of it.

Waffle all you want,i think you will do as well has you did last year?,and the Giants will be as good if not better than last year.

Any confirmation of where our away match with Catalans is being held yet?

and I bet we don't win a trophy...

jesus what a fan you are betting the team your supposed to support does`nt win a trophy...well for your info we won one last year...and hudds still wont finish top 4..

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