Giants quickly back in groove

May 13 2002 By Chris Roberts, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

It was Oldham who reaped the greatest reward during this ugly spell as Dodd, Brennan and John Hough all crossed for scores.

Had the Roughyeds had a decent goalkicker in the side the final margin of Huddersfield's victory would obviously not have been as empahtic.

But that hardly mattered in a Cup-tie.

The Giants march on into the semi-finals, with the small matter of Doncaster Dragons at Belle Vue now to think about!

MATCH FACTS

Oldham Dodd (Lacy 61mins); Sibson, Gibbons (A), Goddard, McNicholas; Barber, Braddish (Brennan 48mins); Molloy (Norton 77mins), Hough, Clegg (Guest 34mins, Doran 53mins), Norton (Clegg 65mins), Henare, Gibbons (D).

Tries - Barber (2mins), Dodd (55mins), Brennan (60mins), Hough (69mins).

Goals - Braddish 0 from 1, Brennan 0 from 1, Barber 0 from 2.

Huddersfield Giants - Reilly; O'Hare, Crabtree, Cooper, Whittaker; Gene, Thorman (March 52mins); Wittenberg (Rice 31mins), Turner, Slicker (Cruckshank 24mins, Slicker 75mins), Atkins (Hallas 58mins), Roberts, McNamara (Wittenberg 66mins).

Tries - Gene (14mins), Whittaker (36mins), Cooper (38mins & 42mins), Reilly (43mins), O'Hare (53mins).

Goals - McNamara 6 from 7.

Half-time - 4-18.

Referee - Peter Taberner (Wigan).

Attendance - 1,699.

Scrums won - Oldham 8, Huddersfield 8.

Penalties conceded - Oldham 9, Huddersfield 11.

Top Giants tacklers - Turner 28, Roberts 24, McNamara 23, Cruckshank 21, Crabtree 23.

Next Giants game - Away to Doncaster on Sunday.