St. Helens were garbage the week before, heavily criticised and got a reaction against Hudds. I expect Huddersfield are going through a similar thing now and will look to Thursday to address that. I also thing Wane will have the QF in mind and use this game as preparation for that.

The main thing I have wondered with Huddersfield is the defense, what has happened to it?

Not sure about the result, but if they defend like they did again Saints, can see Burgess and a few others getting a few points.

I think Thursday is a pretty big game in the context of this season. Depending on how results go for Widnes against Cats and Warrington against Leeds, we could be 6 points clear in the top 4 with a game still in hand.

True. But the Widnes game isn't the gimmie some (including me) were thinking it might be at the start of the year.

Widnes will beat Catalans, the Dragons are poor on their travels.