Huddersfield Giants earned their first home win of the Super League campaign, after seeing off Catalans Dragons 18-6 on Saturday evening.
Two tries and three goals from George Flanagan Jr formed the majority of the points, with Jacob Gagai scoring from an intercept just before half time.
Head coach Luke Robinson spoke to Sky Sports after the game, saying how proud he was of his side’s effort and will to win.
“I generally felt like we controlled the game throughout,” said the Giants boss. “They probably had a purple patch in the first five minutes, but I thought we played tough, we stuck in it, they kept coming at us.
“When you complete something like 96% in the first half and then 80-odd for the full game, you always give yourself a chance of winning. But I’m just really proud of them in that first ten minutes because it would have been quite easy to fall into our shell, but we didn’t we stayed strong and we were in control for the majority of the game.
Robinson admitted that once again injuries halted their momentum, but they have now grown used to dealing with the adversity. He also shone praise on loan halfback Matt Frawley, admitting his experience and game management was crucial to the victory.
“It’s not been an easy one once again. We got a really good result at Hull and once again we lose Tui Lolohea and Adam Swift, but I feel like we’re just used to losing players now, one player in one player out. We had a new halfback partnership with Frawls and Kez [Matt Frawley and Kieran Rush] in the halves.”
“Everybody knows the amount of halves partnerships we’ve had this year, but at the beginning of the year, we didn’t have anyone to control us really, we brought Frawls in to just give us that control, that experience and look he was great for us today.”
The Huddersfield Giants boss admitted he “dreads playing at home” after poor record
Now that Huddersfield finally have their first win at home, Robinson hopes that the curse has been lifted, and with three home matches remaining in 2025 can push on and earn some more points.
“Look, hopefully it’s a monkey off our back. I’m probably the only coach that dreads playing at home, normally everyone likes playing at home. Look, it’s been no secret that our home form hasn’t been great for about two years, but hopefully now with that win…”
“You spoke about we have nothing to play for. Anybody that pulls on a Huddersfield Giants shirt and plays for me knows that everything’s on the line every single game. We’re going to hopefully play like that, first and foremost for the teammates, for the club, for Ken and for the fans in particular. Give them something to shout about and end on a high.”
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— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) August 9, 2025
