2009 Huddersfield Giants season
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2009 was the Huddersfield Giants' 146th year in rugby league, entering their eleventh Super League season and the 2009 Challenge Cup.
Transfers
Transfers for 2009 (In)
Name | Transferred from | Date released |
---|---|---|
Brett Hodgson | Wests Tigers | August 2008 |
Scott Moore | Castleford Tigers | August 2008 |
Simon Finnigan | Bradford Bulls | September 2008 |
Josh Griffin | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | October 2008 |
Michael Korkidas | Castleford Tigers | November 2008 |
Greg McNally | Whitehaven | November 2008 |
Larne Patrick | Free agent | December 2008 |
Shaun Lunt | Workington Town | December 2008 |
Joe Walsh | Harlequins RL | November 2008 |
Keale Carlile | Bradford Bulls | December 2008 |
Liam Fulton | Wests Tigers | March 2009 |
Transfers for 2009 (Out)
Name | Transferred to | Date released |
---|---|---|
Rod Jensen | Retired | August 2008 |
Ryan Hudson | Castleford Tigers | September 2008 |
Stuart Jones | Castleford Tigers | September 2008 |
Chris Thorman | Hull | August 2008 |
Steve Snitch | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | August 2008 |
Shane Elford | Penrith Panthers | October 2008 |
John Skandalis | Retired | October 2008 |
Gregg McNally | Whitehaven | December 2008 |
Full squad
Fixtures and results
Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Friendly | N/A | ![]() |
Loss | 32–18 | Away | Shay Stadium | 2,352 | 4 January 2009 |
Friendly | N/A | 12px Wigan Warriors | Loss | 24–28 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 3,452 | 25 January 2009 |
Friendly | N/A | ![]() |
Win | 6–40 | Away | Mount Pleasant | – | 1 February 2009 |
Super League XIV | 1 | ![]() |
Win | 8–30 | Away | Stade Gilbert Brutus | 7,520 | 14 February 2009 |
Super League XIV | 2 | 12px St. Helens | Loss | 6–23 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 11,338 | 22 February 2009 |
Super League XIV | 3 | ![]() |
Win | 12–16 | Away | Grattan Stadium | 10,186 | 27 February 2009 |
Super League XIV | 4 | ![]() |
Loss | 20–24 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 10,459 | 6 March 2009 |
Super League XIV | 5 | ![]() |
Win | 24–26 | Away | The Jungle | 6,572 | 14 March 2009 |
Super League XIV | 6 | 12px Harlequins RL | Win | 46–6 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 6,356 | 22 March 2009 |
Super League XIV | 7 | 12px Wigan Warriors | Win | 8–22 | Away | JJB Stadium | 11,670 | 27 March 2009 |
Challenge Cup 2009 | 4 | 12px Harlequins RL | Win | 16–42 | Away | The Twickenham Stoop | 2,500 | 4 April 2009 |
Super League XIV | 8 | ![]() |
Win | 30–10 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 6,407 | 10 April 2009 |
Super League XIV | 9 | ![]() |
Win | 8–30 | Away | Craven Park | 8,731 | 13 April 2009 |
Super League XIV | 10 | 12px Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 6–34 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 11,593 | 18 April 2009 |
Super League XIV | 11 | 12px Warrington Wolves | Loss | 40–18 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 8,007 | 26 April 2009 |
Super League XIV | 12 | ![]() |
Win | 40–16 | Neutral | Murrayfield Stadium | 30,122 | 3 May 2009 |
Challenge Cup 2009 | 5 | 12px Rochdale Hornets | Win | 38–12 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 2,859 | 10 May 2009 |
Super League XIV | 13 | ![]() |
Loss | 4–24 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 6,903 | 17 May 2009 |
Super League XIV | 14 | 12px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Win | 6–54 | Away | Belle Vue | 5,034 | 24 May 2009 |
Challenge Cup 2009 | QF | ![]() |
Win | 16–14 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 6,359 | 31 May 2009 |
Super League XIV | 15 | ![]() |
Win | 22–6 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 6,346 | 5 June 2009 |
Super League XIV | 16 | 12px Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 20–12 | Away | Headingley Stadium | 14,934 | 14 June 2009 |
Super League XIV | 17 | ![]() |
Loss | 6–13 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 6,010 | 19 June 2009 |
Super League XIV | 18 | ![]() |
Win | 10–34 | Away | The Willows | 3,721 | 26 June 2009 |
Super League XIV | 19 | 12px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Win | 30–14 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 7,486 | 5 July 2009 |
Super League XIV | 20 | 12px Harlequins RL | Win | 16–32 | Away | The Twickenham Stoop | 3,916 | 11 July 2009 |
Super League XIV | 21 | 12px Warrington Wolves | Win | 28–10 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 7,107 | 19 July 2009 |
Super League XIV | 22 | ![]() |
Win | 36–12 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 5,823 | 26 July 2009 |
Super League XIV | 23 | ![]() |
Win | 0–24 | Away | KC Stadium | 11,191 | 31 July 2009 |
Challenge Cup 2009 | SF | 12px St Helens | Win | 14–24 | Neutral | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 10,638 | 9 August 2009 |
Super League XIV | 24 | ![]() |
Loss | 18–28 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 7,982 | 16 August 2009 |
Super League XIV | 25 | 12px St Helens | Loss | 12–10 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 8,708 | 21 August 2009 |
Super League XIV | 26 | ![]() |
Win | 42–16 | Away | Brewery Field | 1,988 | 5 September 2009 |
Super League XIV | 27 | 12px Wigan Warriors | Win | 48–16 | Home | Galpharm Stadium | 13 September 2009 |
League table
# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 453 | +352 | 42 | |
2 | File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 466 | +267 | 38 | |
3 | File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | +274 | 36 | |
4 | ![]() |
27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 650 | 516 | +134 | 35 | |
5 | File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 685 | 609 | +76 | 32 | |
6 | File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 659 | 551 | +108 | 30 | |
7 | ![]() |
27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 645 | 702 | –57 | 28 | |
8 | ![]() |
27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 613 | 660 | –47 | 26 | |
9 | ![]() |
27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 653 | 668 | –15 | 25 | |
10 | File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 649 | 705 | –56 | 24 | |
11 | File:Quinscolours.svg Harlequins RL | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 591 | 691 | –100 | 22 | |
12 | ![]() |
27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 502 | 623 | –121 | 20 | |
13 | ![]() |
27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 754 | –298 | 14 | |
14 | ![]() |
27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 357 | 874 | –517 | 6 |
Teams qualifying for the Play-offs |
Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.