Seb is the big winner at Giants awards

the evening to recognise his significant contribution to the Club in a year he was inducted into the Huddersfield RL Hall of Fame.

Sam Hewitt won the Academy Player of the Year with Ryan Hinchcliffe voted as the Giants On Tour Player of the Year.

Ethan Salm was given the special Ronan Costello Memorial Award for his contribution to the Giants Academy both on and off the field of play.

Tyler Dickinson won the Community Player of the Year.

Academy Player of the Year (Sponsored by Fantastic Media) – Sam Hewitt; Ronan Costello Memorial Award (Senan Costello) – Ethan Salm; Harold Wagstaff Award (Voted for and sponsored by members of Huddersfield Giants Supporters Association) – Sebastine Ikahihifo; Giants on Tour Player of the Year (voted for by supporters traveling on official away coaches) – Ryan Hinchcliffe; Try of the Season (Sponsored by Fluid Creative Media) – Decided on the night; Community Player of the Year (Sponsored by Huddersfield Community Trust) – Tyler Dickinson; Supporters Player of the Year -(Sponsored by Abzorb) – Sebastine Ikahihifo; Outstanding Achievement Award (Sponsored by Arnold Clark) – Eorl Crabtree; Players Player of the Year (Sponsored by Dual Seal Glass) – Sebastine Ikahihifo; Coach’s Player of the Year (Sponsored by KP Motor Engineers Ltd) – Sebastine Ikahihifo.

Giants head coach Rick Stone is looking for a positive end to the season as Huddersfield Giants take on Leeds Rhinos at the John Smith’s Stadium in their final Super 8s match on Friday night.

Head coach Stone has seen his side suffer consecutive defeats against League Leaders Shield winners Castleford Tigers at home and then on the road at Salford Red Devils and St Helens.

Having achieved top-eight status following a difficult start to the campaign and then put themselves in with a chance of a top-four finish, Stone has been pleased with the way his side have performed but says they remain a work in progress when it comes to challenging in Super League.

“Our season as a whole has been a hard road,” said Stone.

“Injuries bashed us up early on and as a result we dropped games we should have won.

“Then we went on a good