{"id":677075,"date":"2026-07-06T17:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/677075\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:46:16","slug":"huddersfield-giants-performing-like-a-championship-outfit-in-every-regard-as-pundits-take-aim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/677075\/","title":{"rendered":"Huddersfield Giants performing like a \u2018Championship outfit in every regard\u2019 as pundits take aim"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Huddersfield Giants lost a tenth consecutive game when they fell to York Knights at Magic Weekend and their status in Super League is now coming under serious question.<\/p>\n

The Giants reportedly expect to be in Super League next season, something that is determined by IMG gradings, however, they\u2019re looking like a Championship side in the opinion of Jon Wilkin.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Sky Sports to assess the Giants\u2019 drab 36-24 loss to York Knights<\/a>, 12 points of which came late on when the game was already lost, Wilkin asked: \u201cIn some ways, these consolation tries from Huddersfield, what do they matter?<\/p>\n

\u201cYork had four or five players who played eight or nine out of ten, then you had Huddersfield who had zero players anywhere near that level of performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cYork just got into a groove, they were dominating every facet of the game at this stage and Huddersfield\u2019s edge defence is absolutely non-existent. It comes up with nothing, it does nothing, there\u2019s no pressure from the inside, there\u2019s no decisive decisions on the end of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Huddersfield Giants hammered by pundits after drab Magic Weekend performance<\/p>\n

Those comments were made immediately after the match but speaking on Sky\u2019s Sunday coverage, just under 24 hours after the Giants\u2019 defeat, Wilkin went even harder on Huddersfield.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought they looked like a Championship outfit in every regard,\u201d he exclaimed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe difference between their best and their worst is just too vast. They were bullied by York, physically dominated by York, put to the sword by York with such simplicity, it was alarming for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also alarming was how little George Flanagan was involved with the jewel of the Huddersfield crown not getting involved until very late on in the game as he scored one of the consolation tries.<\/p>\n

Sam Tomkins asked: \u201cYou\u2019ve got a player like George Flanagan, why is he not in this position more? You\u2019ve got one of the best young full-backs, give him the ball!<\/p>\n

\u201cHuddersfield never got a foothold in this game. As soon as Huddersfield looked like doing anything, York bounced back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really disappointing from Huddersfield.\u201d<\/p>\n

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