The Yorkshire Post's rugby league writer James O'Brien looks ahead to Huddersfield Giants' 2025 campaign in Super League, picking out reasons for optimism, areas of concern, key players and a predicted finish
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00:00What does Huddersfield mean to you?
00:11Huddersfield, I think they've got a very enthusiastic coach with plenty of passion in Luke Robinson.
00:18I think he'll get a tune out of them. Eventually, I'll get on to the negative soon.
00:24Huddersfield, I think they've got a very enthusiastic coach with plenty of passion in Luke Robinson.
00:29I think he'll get a tune out of them. Eventually, I'll get on to the negative soon.
00:34I think they have made some good signings as well. They've recruited well from the NRL.
00:39We've got Tane Milne, Jacob Gagai, Tom Burgess, Zach Walford.
00:45I think they have recruited some quality and they already had some quality in the squad.
00:49How has the season been for Huddersfield?
01:19How has the season been for Huddersfield?
01:48How has the season been for Huddersfield?
01:49You're probably looking at someone like Tuul Olahir.
01:53Like I said, Huddersfield, they've got a good pack.
01:57They've got the likes of Tom Burgess coming in.
01:59He'll get them on the front foot.
02:01But to win games, you need those spying players to step up.
02:05Tuul Olahir has been at the club a very long time now.
02:07He's one of the longest serving players.
02:10So you're looking at him to get Huddersfield over the line in tight games
02:14and to win them games in the summer on those dry tracks.
02:20You fancy a player like that to stand up now.
02:23Particularly because given Adam Clune's injury history,
02:27certainly in his pre-season, he's hardly trained.
02:31So you're looking at someone like Tuul Olahir to hit the ground running.
02:34Although, again, he's had his own injury problems.
02:37How has the season been for Huddersfield?
02:41Huddersfield have tipped to finish second bottom.
02:45Similar to the reason I gave for Cass finishing bottom.
02:49I just think there's no standout weak side.
02:53They've got their injury problems already.
02:56It's not looking good on that front.
02:59I just think there's better sides above them in the table.
03:02More settled sides.
03:04I just think it'll be one of those seasons again for Huddersfield,
03:07just based on their injuries.
03:09And recent seasons, obviously finishing ninth in the last two seasons.