Huddersfield Giants Report: Wakefield 6 Giants 54
May 25 2009 by Chris Roberts, Huddersfield Daily Examiner
They could have been further ahead with Hodgson failing to make the most of a clean break and stand-off Kevin Brown tiring on the hottest day of the year after an 80m run which allowed Jamie Rooney to haul him down just short of the line.
A run of five successive penalties enabled Wakefield to build pressure and it paid off after 23 minutes when full-back Matt Blaymire took an inside pass from stand-off Tony Martin to touch down, with Martin adding the goal.
But the Wildcats’ lead lasted only five minutes as Huddersfield hit their first purple patch just before the break.
Loan signing Lee Mossop, who made an excellent debut, was held up over the line before full-back Leroy Cudjoe’s long cut-out pass found an unmarked Hodgson on the wing.
Then Hodgson was released again, courtesy of a neat inside pass by centre Paul Whatuira, and Cudjoe was in support to grab his first try of the season.
Cudjoe’s first successful conversion made it 14-6 and Huddersfield thought they had scored again through Andy Raleigh but the try was disallowed for a forward pass in the build-up.
Any hope of a Wakefield comeback was snuffed out within 11 minutes of the restart with Huddersfield making the game safe with four tries in the third quarter.
Robinson got his half-back partner Brown through a gap to touch down, hooker Scott Moore intercepted a Jason Demetriou pass for a soft score and Whatuira and Hodgson both finished off a clean breaks by Robinson.
Centre Jamahl Lolesi then forced his way over from close range before Hodgson intercepted Martin’s pass to race 40m and complete his treble after 73 minutes.
Cudjoe sent Moore away for his second try and kicked his seventh conversion to complete the rout.
