Quote ="number 6"two tries not given, one disallowed, all correct calls, hull fc forwards battered you for the first 40 minutes, second half, first 20 giants on top, then hull dominated last quarter as for the ref, terrible for both teams, less said the better best team on the night won news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 506747.stm'" Christ all mighty we were poor. So many times we lost the ball in the red zone with knock ons and then marched you upfield with needless penalties. As for Hulls dominance I thought we defended very well in normal play for the entire game. 8 Hulls points came from penalties and the other 6 from the quick 20metre restart. If we can cut down on these penalties we will be a better team.

Quote ="number 6"two tries not given, one disallowed, all correct calls, hull fc forwards battered you for the first 40 minutes, second half, first 20 giants on top, then hull dominated last quarter as for the ref, terrible for both teams, less said the better best team on the night won news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 506747.stm'" Christ all mighty we were poor. So many times we lost the ball in the red zone with knock ons and then marched you upfield with needless penalties. As for Hulls dominance I thought we defended very well in normal play for the entire game. 8 Hulls points came from penalties and the other 6 from the quick 20metre restart. If we can cut down on these penalties we will be a better team.

Reading a few reports it appears that D Hodgson try would have stood had their been a video ref, apparently ball was hit in act of tackle and should have been play on? poor call against the Giants? Never

I thought we were the better side to be honest. It was 50/50 in the first half, 2nd half was mostly us. We broke the Hull line alot more, the only difference is that Hull took both chances that they had. On another day with another ref it could have been a totally different story. It was good to see Lauaki(?) go flying when Eorl bashed him. I came away from the game quite happy how we played really but my only concern is that in every game i've seen this season so far(including non Giants games), the ref has made cock ups that have had an influence on the games. Full time refs is a waste of time and if aything they've gone backwards.

PONNER, there were a few unhappy Wakey fans looking for you on Sunday near the beer caravan. They were under the impression you were going to buy them a beer at half time.

My thoughts on the game are these. It was a tough uncompromising encounter by two of the leagues more formidable outfits ( I reckon both teams will be there or there about come the end of the season). Hull were the better team in the early exchanges and I thought earned the lead they gained. However Huddersfield showed plenty of character and came back into the game strongly, credit to Crabtree and I must say Grix who I thought was outstanding (think you may have got yourself a cracking player there). Robinson blew a guilt edged opportunity before half time to get you back into the match, poor decision to go it alone IMO. Second period was a real arm wrestle which Hudds seamed to have the upper hand for most of it and deservedly got on the score sheet, but Hull held on gamely and time ran out for the Giants. The ref despite being ordinary got all the major decisions correct for me, is biggest failing is that he doesn't make it clear what he has awarded. Giants missed Hodgson (who wouldn't he as class act) but will be a real handful for every opposition this season as the squad has depth and quality. I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see this encounter repeated in one of the major final's this season.