BATTLING Huddersfield Giants have got their season back on track!

After an unhealthy run of five Super League games without a win, coach Jon Sharp’s side produced a remarkable second-half performance to leave hosts Wakefield shattered.

The key now, of course, is for the Giants to prove this victory was not a one-off – after all it was achieved against a Trinity side who have now lost eight on the trot against their arch rivals – and to push on at Harlequins on Saturday.

If a win can be achieved in the capital, then the Super League play-off dream will still be very much alive.

And, for those who believe in omens, yesterday’s victory could prove highly significant indeed.

Remember just a few months ago when Huddersfield were rock-bottom of Super League with seven straight defeats.

In-form Wakefield arrived in town and with confidence high, but were soundly beaten by a Giants side who gained a massive psychological lift from the contest and went on to win their next six top-flight clashes.

Could history be about to repeat itself?

There was certainly enough in their second-half performance to prove they do have what it takes to be a genuine force for the rest of the season.

Granted, the first half was not of the highest order.

Wakefield appeared to adapt far better and quicker to the dreadfully wet conditions, with two smart Ben Jeffries kicks to the corner enabling Peter Fox to score twice and for Jamie Rooney to land two goals and a drop goal to make it 13-0.

But the second half, and the opening 20 minutes in particular, were a completely different matter.

During that time, the Giants were in a completely different class, producing the style of play that brought them their seven top-flight triumphs on the trot.

Within five minutes of the restart, the fired-up visitors – what on earth did Jon Sharp say to his players during the interval? – had opened their scoring.

Good work from the lively Robbie Paul set things rolling, with the Kiwi taking the ball to the line and feeding Chris Thorman to bump off his marker and plunge over.

Giants skipper Thorman converted and his side were away.

Three minutes later they were over again, with a superb run from deep from the impressive Rod Jensen creating the opening.

He made 50 metres before releasing Jamahl Lolesi, who elected to kick ahead for Paul to challenge Paul White for the ball.

White just managed to kick the ball from Paul’s grasp, but it went straight to Stephen Wild to score a somewhat fortuitous try in the corner.

Thorman’s conversion hit the post, but he made no mistake from the same position in the 51st minute when Jensen intercepted a loose pass from Duncan Macgillivray and made ground before the excellent Steve Snitch ploughed over from acting half-back.

And in the 58th minute, Snitch turned provider, latching onto a neat Paul pass to break clear and feed Shane Elford to run around and score under the posts.

Thorman converted and it was 22-13.

A Sam Obst try in the 63rd minute threatened to turn the tide, but a Thorman penalty with 11 minutes remaining helped settle the nerves.

Although Obst grabbed a second – and a third Wakefield score from a kick – it came with just two minutes left on the clock, and the Giants hung on to gain one of their best wins of the campaign.

WAS introduced just before the break and was then at the heart of the Giants’ revival n the second half, with his attacking moves and strong defence. But the likes of Rod Jensen and Brad Drew were also hugely influential as the tide began to turn.