8 Jul 2019

THE REVIEW: GIANTS VS SALFORD

All the reaction you need from the Giants win over Salford last Thursday night

Match Highlights

Coaches Reaction

Review

Thursday night saw us return to winning ways in great style, winning 36-18 at the Salford Red Devils. The Giants scored seven tries in Greater Manchester, as we widened the gap between ourselves and the bottom two and are now just four points off the top five.

The evening didn’t start well for the Giants. The Red Devils opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, Tyrone McCarthy powered his way over from close range. They extended their lead in the 15th minute. Tui Lolohea throwing a cut-out pass to the left wing and Ken Sio strolled in to increase the Red Devils lead. Both conversions were missed, so the Giants remained 8-0 down.

We then responded just before the half-hour mark. Matty English ran hard close to the line after a Kruise Leeming pass and he forced his way over, the try was given by the video referee. Lee Gaskell converted the try to make it 8-6. Five minutes before the break, we did take the lead. Innes Senior touching down in the corner after the Giants throw the ball from right to left, finishing well under pressure on the left-hand side.

We began the second half where we left off in the first. Three minutes into it, Tom Holmes kicked high on the last, on the right hand-side, Darnell McIntosh then leaped higher than everyone else to win the ball, before touching down to increase our lead. The missed conversion meant the score remained 14-8. The Red Devils hit back six minutes later. Miscommunication at the back between the Giants results in Kris Welham touching the ball down. Once again, the conversion was missed, so the Giants remained in front at 14-12.

Leeming then gave us some breathing space as we approached the hour mark, chasing up his own kick to score. The conversion was missed, so it remained a six-point game at 18-12. Ukuma Ta’ai then added a fourth fifth try of the evening for the Giants, he spun away from a few tackles to touch down. McIntosh’s conversion gave us a 24-12 lead with less than twenty minutes left. Ten minutes from time, we added another. We decided to run it on the last and Jake Wardle stretched to put the ball over the line on the left-hand side. McIntosh added another conversion to make it 30-12.

Six minutes from time, the Red Devils grabbed a consolation try. McCarthy grabbing his second after pushing his way over from close range. Sio added the conversion to make it 30-18.

We added our seventh, and final, try of the game in the final minute. Lee Gaskell made a break, before offloading to McIntosh and he strolled over the line to get his second of the game. He converted his own try, as we won the game 36-18 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

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