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keen on doing and it’s even better that it’s my hometown club, the place where I grew up and live.”

Ryan Hinchcliffe, Danny Brough and Michael Lawrence have all been named vice-captains and Cudjoe is glad to have the experienced trio alongside him.

“Having Broughy, Hinchy and Bruno all there to help me along is massive,” added Cudjoe.

“All three have a great amount of experience and I think it’s a good mix of people with a voice around the boys and people who lead by their actions.

“There are also players like Jermaine (McGillvary) and Raps (Sam Rapira) who have played at the highest level and are great leaders too – so it’s good having them around too.”

The Giants begin their Super League campaign against Widnes Vikings at the Select Security Stadium on Friday, February 10, with Cudjoe set to lead the team out – but he insists he is focused on the job.

“To be honest I’ve not thought too much about leading the boys out and the other stuff,” admitted Cudjoe, who has made 251 appearances for the club.

“I’m just focused on doing my job and doing what I’ve been doing for the last few years within the squad, along with the other leadership boys, and try to create a good culture and help us push one another.

“The aim this season is to make the top eight, that’s the first priority. After that we can start to think about other things, but we just want to take it one game at a time and play consistently all year.

“I think the captaincy will be something I look back on when my career is over.”

A quartet of Giants players are set to make their first appearances for the club in 2017 tonight.

New signings Shannon Wakeman, Lee Gaskell, Dale Ferguson and Paul Clough are all in line to play in the pre-season clash with Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium (8pm).

Giants head coach Rick Stone has picked a strong squad for the contest, which is Ben Harrison’s Testimonial game.

Australian prop Wakeman arrived in Huddersfield on Saturday and he has settled well enough for Stone to include the former Illawarra Cutters player in his 22-man squad for the game.

And it is also a first chance for the trio of players signed from Bradford before the Bulls went