Huddersfield team average age = 24.5

Wigan team average age = 25.0

As a few on here will know (especially Brearley haha) im not a fan of Cudjoe but thought he showed up really well for you guys last night. I managed to get you guys at +16 on the handicap too which seemed too generous to miss out on. Only downside I saw was I felt a bit for young Mason seemed to struggle in collision and got knocked back a few times and expected a bit more from a lad his size. Josh Johnson impressed me seemed very keen and I think Murphy showed (as he always does) why he needs to be at full back gets through an absolute ton of work! really felt for you guys at the end but a very enjoyable game and im sure you will build on it

Had that performance from a team shorn of so many first teamers been from Wigan, Leeds, Saints etc then you'd never hear the end of it!
very proud of all the boys last night, Wigan tried every trick in the book to upset us, bully us, disrupt the referee etc, but came up short, only our lack of experience and a bit of calmness from Ellis with the kick and 1 or 2 decisions enabled them to win that game i thought.
i would be slightly disappointed that a team full of internationals struggled to beat a team who's entire left edge had probably never even spoke to each other until tuesday

great effort by them all, but my one gripe and i know people won't agree with me, is the amount of fans who left either before the end or just as the hooter sounded, surely staying an extra 2 minutes to show appreciation for their efforts isn't going to kill them? and yet they are probably the first to complain when the team/club don't put the effort in, well they did last night and the people still couldn't be bothered showing their support.
sorry, but it just disappointed me on the night an still does, 2 minutes, that's all, 2 minutes!

almost pulled it off!! great effort from the team lastnight

rapira, what a signing this guy is, hope we can keep him on the field as he is a top player

cudjoe man of the match for me , massive effort in attack and defence

didnt give us much hope but goes to show you can throw young lads in and they dont let you down

had a feeling of deja vu though coming away from the ground that we didnt quite get over the line in a close game

if you watched leroy week in week out you would see what a class player he is.

mason i agree with such a big lad but props domt come of age till around 28-30? could have 10 years in the game and just get better

The best thing about last night for me was it was above all a team effort, and the defence was superb, There were some great individual performances as well, That was for me was Ellis's best show yet, could well be something to do with Brough's absence, I am not his biggest fan at half but fair play to him he had a great game.

Maybe this will put an end to the (they are not ready for Super league yet talk ) they showed last night that they are ready ,given the chance. It was good to see Foster play OK as well, and Murphy just looks a natural full back.
Cudjo had a very good game, as did Hinchcliffe, Conner has talent, but he needs to pack in with the penalties. We would have beaten most sides last night, but Wigan are very clever and very Professional in the way they play the Ref and Benson leaves a lot to be desired as Ref's go. At the end of this season Wigan will be right there, they have a lot of top players, That just highlights how well the Giants went, We need that same attitude and effort against the lesser sides and all will be well.

I would think if Foster stays he will be main Kicker, It has always been his strong point ( don't know if he still has it ) that said he has always been a good finisher as well, The thing is , his defence didn't look so catastrophic last night as it is said to be, I thought he did well.

Credit to the Giants, defended really well, all the young lads stood up fine, bode,s well for the future, Ellis/Conner, looks a promising pairing (Conners disipline needs sorting)
Did not deserve to loose, but our problem still remains we carn,t close out close games, wrong option by Ellis with minutes to go, l think we should have ground out the set, turned over on the Wigan line. they got the 20 restart, broken play, and again we pay the price.
Really looking forward to see how these young ones perform as the season goes on, Baloo, had to play them, but l hope that when the established players are fit again they have to fight for their places, and not just have them handed back on a plate.

exactly jools, even though wigan had 2/3 regulars missing they were still able to bring in experienced players in positions natural to them, how many of the wigan side wouldn't usually be in the 17? possibly Tierney and Burke?

Just seen that...naughty boy !!!

A performance pull of grit determination and effort. THis was something that on occassions last year we lacked. That to me was the real positive. Some great individual performances.. Leroy has really carried on from last season.

It is a long time since i have seen a Giants prop run on to the ball the way Rapira does..

Despite what people have said about Ellis i thought our kicking game both long and short was dire.

I also think that whatever the question is at half back Connor is not the answer. He neds to stick to playing than getting drawn into niggle.

Sad to say but with Brough playing last night we would have won.

you can't possibly say that.

Sorry Durham Giant

But that's just rubbish