It's hard to criticise any side who have just secured a Super League victory after rattling up a half-century of points.
But there was a genuine sense of disappointment throughout the John Smith’s Stadium after the Giants’ ninth win of the season at the expense of plucky Hull KR.
To score 50 points is great, but to concede 30 points in the process is obviously not so great.
After shipping 24 points at lowly Castleford Tigers eight days ago, it was clear defence was becoming a cause for concern.
And this success over Rovers unfortunately showed the lessons of the previous week hadn’t been learned.
Huddersfield may have the quality to concede a bucket-load of points and still win against the lower-placed sides.
But it’s glaringly obvious that some of their top-of-the-table rivals would be far less charitable.
Maybe the Giants defence feels as if it’s in the comfort zone when the attack appears to have little trouble coming to the rescue.
After all, a total of 152 points in the last three games can’t be sniffed at!
It’s safe to assume Catalan Dragons won’t be quite so generous when the Giants visit Perpignan for their next Super League XVIII test in 12 days’ time.
Which means that between now and then, the tackle bags will be out in force before Huddersfield head to the South of France.
But head coach Paul Anderson will also be looking for his side to develop a far more ruthless streak after letting opponents off the hook for a second successive week.
After leading 40-6 at Castleford, the Giants took their foot off the gas to concede three late tries, while against Rovers they failed to finish off their opponents early after leading 20-0 after 21 super minutes.
Straight from the restart it was clear the blustery wind would have a big influence, with the Giants getting the ball back from Danny Brough’s kick-off.
That set the tone for a dominating Huddersfield opening as they charged into their big initial lead.
The opener came after nine minutes following the decision to take a tap penalty rather than go for goal.
It soon proved the correct call as Eorl Crabtree drove the ball to the line for Shaun Lunt to feed Craig Kopczak to crash over from close range.
Brough converted, and the Giants were on their way.
Scott Grix almost touched down from a Brough grubber moments later before the hosts extended their lead after 15 minutes.
It was another score created close to the line, with smart play paving the way for Michael Lawrence to step past Michael Dobson with ease for converted try No2.
A Brough penalty then nudged his side 14 points ahead before his side made it 20-0 in the 21st minute with the try of the game.
Great work by Brett Ferres and Lunt released Grix on halfway and the full-back then fed the supporting Lunt to finish off under the posts.
At that stage, Hull KR looked all over the place.
But the hosts then contrived to allow them back into the contest, gifting the visitors two tries in four minutes.
First, Huddersfield conceded possession inside their own territory for Craig Hall to capitalise moments later and then, after conceding a penalty, Dobson set up former Giants full-back Greg Eden to dive over from close range.
Dobson added both goals, and all of a sudden it was game on again.
But three minutes before the break, the home side gained valuable breathing space when David Faiumu’s long, looping pass sent Joe Wardle charging in at the corner for Brough to land an excellent touchline goal to make it 26-12.
Despite the Giants having the wind behind their backs in the second period, it was the Robins who made the better start, deservedly being the next to score.
Once again Dobson was the architect, delaying his pace superbly for Eden to arrive at pace and race 20m to score. Dobson’s goal cut the deficit to eight points with 30 minutes remaining.
But the nerves were settled midway through the half when Brough’s kick against the grain gave Grix a walk-in for a fifth converted try.
Yet such was the see-saw nature of the contest that it was no great surprise when the Robins struck straight back.
They got the ball back from the restart and within a couple of plays Con Mika had forced his way over.
At 32-24 after 61 minutes, the final outcome was once again hanging in the balance.
But with the Giants having slightly the sharper cutting edge, they made sure they were able to come up with the crucial plays at the crucial times.
Within three minutes of Mika’s score, Wardle somehow managed to get the ball out of the tackle for Aaron Murphy to race away and feed the supporting Lunt for his second.
And seven minutes later, an amazing run from Eorl Crabtree scattered the Robins’ defence and created the opening for Brough to send Ferres charging over.
At 44-24 it was game over, but there was even more joy for the home fans on the next attack as the half-century was reached with Wardle’s second try after Brough had again provided the scoring pass.
The Giants captain then converted to make it nine successful goals out of nine to make a mockery of the heavy winds which should have made goalkicking a lottery.
Not to be outdone, Dobson also finished with a 100% record with five out of five after former Giants winger David Hodgson grabbed a 78th-minute consolation.
Conceding those five tries may have taken some of the gloss off the victory.
But with another victory under their belts, the Giants remains very clearly one of the teams to beat.
