BY JOHN DAVIDSON
Huddersfield Giants coach Ian Watson says his side is not focusing on the semi-finals after they edged Hull FC 19-12.
Huddersfield sit in tenth spot on the ladder, four points off the top six, and have won three in a row but Watson insists his team will take it game by game.
“We’re just focusing week by week,” he said.
“We have to look at every single game coming up. It will be no different for Castleford next week. I’ve always had trust in the group.”
Watson hailed his players after a tight tussle with the Black & Whites.
“It was a gritty one,” he said.
“Both teams were a bit nervous, or looked nervous. The start of the game was really intense. A few weeks back we would have lost that game, but the grit we showed was outstanding.
“Both teams were desperate to get the win, we stuck in it to get the win. It was a great result. We had to adapt.
“We spoke at half-time because there was a couple of things they were doing on the edges to get one on ones.”
The Giants face a nervous wait on injured duo Jermaine McGilvary and Luke Yates.
“Jermaine looks like he’s done his hamstring, which isn’t great,” Watson said.
“Hopefully we’ve caught it and it’s not as bad as we think. Luke, his ankle looks pretty swollen. Everyone thought it was his head, but it was his ankle.
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