Giants duo get nod for vital creative roles

Jan 13 2009 by Chris Roberts, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

“In fact, I’m looking forward to seeing how everyone performs on the day.

“I am aware we’ve still got a lot of work to do on the training field, but this game will give us more of an idea of how things are progressing.”

Brown’s initial intention is to send a 23-man first-team squad to The Jungle, with the names to be finalised later.

The only players ruled out at this stage are half-back Tom Hemingway, hooker Keal Carlile and full-back Josh Griffin, who are all recovering from shoulder surgery, and prop Chris Lawson, who is still out with a knee injury.

And there’s also a question mark over a return date for Jamahl Lolesi, who is still stuck in Australia waiting to receive a new visa after his initial two-year work permit expired late last year.