Huddersfields Chris McQueen har sikte på nok en finaleopptreden
Vi ser på hva som blir sagt og troppene for lørdagens andre sluttspill i Betfred Super League Eliminator mellom Huddersfield Giants og Salford Red Devils, direkte på Sky Sports…
Grand Final-seier kan dempe cupfinalen for McQueen
Chris McQueen har vært en av de fremtredende spillerne for Huddersfield i 2022, men Dream Team-medlemmet innrømmer at han fortsatt er hjemsøkt av deres Betfred Challenge Cup-finale nederlag.
Andre rads prestasjoner med å hjelpe Giants til å bli nummer tre i Super League og sikre hjemmefordel til lørdagens sluttspillkamp mot Salford gjorde at han fikk en av de to andre radplassene i sesongens lag.
Huddersfield Giants vs Salford Red Devils
10. september 2022, kl. 12.30
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McQueen ble også kåret til vinneren av Lance Todd Trophy for kampens spiller i Challenge Cup-finalen i mai, men glansen ble tatt av at med det knappe 16-14-nederlaget til Wigan og det å vinne Grand Final ville det lette smerte for den engangs engelske landskampen.
“Jeg er sannsynligvis fortsatt ikke over det,” sa McQueen. «Du går videre, og du tenker ikke nødvendigvis så mye på det, men resten av livet kommer jeg til å se Superligaen, og jeg kommer til å se Challenge Cup, og jeg vil alltid huske dagen vi tapte Challenge Cup.
“Hvis vi kunne fortsette å vinne den store finalen, ville det dempe slaget. Det ville aldri slette det helt, men det ville dempe slaget.”
Huddersfield har ikke vunnet ligatittelen siden de slo Wakefield Trinity 14-5 i mesterskapsfinalen i 1962 – som tilfeldigvis kom på et år de også led et tap i Challenge Cup-finalen.
Høydepunkter fra Huddersfield Giants sin gullpoengseier over Wakefield Trinity i siste runde av Betfred Super Leagues ordinære sesong.
Skulle Giants nå Old Trafford, ville det være andre gang hovedtrener Ian Watson har vært involvert i showpiece-spillet etter å ha ledet lørdagens motstandere Salford til den store finalen i 2019.
“Ting skjer av en grunn, gjør de ikke?” Watson sa om å være sammenkoblet med de røde djevlene i Eliminators. “Vi kan ikke bekymre oss for hvem vi spiller, og vi må kontrollere hva vi kan kontrollere – og det er vår egen prestasjon.
“Selv om det er Salford og det vil være mye hype i og rundt det på grunn av eks-spillerne vi har fra Salford og meg som eks-trener, er vi to forskjellige lag nå. Det vil handle om hva gjøre på dagen.”
Red Devils ‘en gruppe beste kamerater som spiller for hverandre’
Etter å ha endt på 11. plass i 2021, var det få som spådde i begynnelsen av dette året at Salford ville være blant dem som kjempet om en plass i Grand Final når Super League nådde sluttspillstadiet.
Paul Rowley har ledet Salford til sluttspillet i sin første sesong som leder
Likevel, etter noen opp og ned prestasjoner i første halvdel av året, bidro en serie på ni seire på 11 kamper til å bringe dem inn blant de seks beste, og de er nå to seire unna en plass på Old Trafford.
Førsteårs hovedtrener Paul Rowley har lagt omslaget i formue ned til kulturen som har blitt bygget i klubben og berømmet spillerne hans for å lede det.
“Det har kommet på bakgrunn av hardt arbeid, og det vi har er en gruppe beste kamerater som spiller for hverandre, noe som er en sterk egenskap for ethvert lag å ha,” sa Rowley.
“Det er ekte, det er autentisk og det er en spesiell gruppe. Vi ønsker ikke at reisen skal ta slutt, og vi føler oss ikke klare for at den skal ta slutt heller.”
Høydepunkter fra Salford Red Devils sin 50-10 seier over Castleford Tigers som sikret en plass i Betfred Super League-sluttspillet.
Salfords imponerende form i andre halvdel av Super Leagues ordinære sesong har inkludert seire over regjerende mestere og League Leaders’ Shield-vinnere St Helens og helgens sluttspillmotstandere.
Men når det gjelder Rowley, er det en ny start for de røde djevlene ettersom de tar sikte på å ta et nytt usannsynlig løp til konkurransens show.
“Vi har definitivt en fjær i steget, og vi forstår at vi er på en tilbakestilling,” sa Rowley.
“Vi er tilbake til underdogs slik vi var i starten av sesongen, men det er en merkelapp som passer oss og en vi vil sette vår beste fot frem og prøve å forstyrre applecart igjen.”
Navngitte lag
Huddersfield Giants: Will Pryce, Ricky Leutele, Ashton Golding, Tui Lolohea, Theo Fages, Chris Hill, Danny Levi, Chris McQueen, Josh Jones, Luke Yates, Matty English, Joe Greenwood, Owen Trout, Sebastine Ikahihifo, Adam O’Brien, Oliver Wilson, Leroy Cudjoe, Olly Russell, Innes Senior, Sam Hewitt, Toby King.
Salford Red Devils: Ryan Brierley, Ken Sio, Kallum Watkins, Tim Lafai, Joe Burgess, Brodie Croft, Marc Sneyd, Sitaleki Akauola, Andy Ackers, Shane Wright, James Greenwood, Elijah Taylor, King Vuniyayawa, Ryan Lannon, Chris Atkin, Jack Ormondroyd, Rhys Williams , Sam Luckley, Deon Cross, Alex Gerrard, Tyler Dupree.
Se Huddersfield Giants møte Salford Red Devils for en plass i Super League-sluttspillets semifinale lørdag 10. september, direkte på Sky Sports Arena fra kl. 12.30 (avspark 13.00).
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