ALL the stats ahead of Saints’ Magic Weekend meeting with Huddersfield on Sunday.
Huddersfield’s Aaron Murphy has scored a try in each of the Giants’ last three meetings with St Helens.
Magic Weekend Summary:
Huddersfield: Won 5, Lost 3, Drawn 1
St Helens: Won 4, Lost 4, Drawn 1
Last 10 Meetings:
St Helens 30, Huddersfield 16 (SLR1, 5/2/16)
St Helens 22, Huddersfield 28 (SLS8-R3, 20/8/15)
St Helens 35, Huddersfield 34 (SLR21, 10/7/15)
Huddersfield 8, St Helens 11 (SLR10, 12/4/15)
Huddersfield 17, St Helens 16 (SLR27, 12/9/14)
St Helens 41, Huddersfield 22 (SLR14, 23/5/14)
Huddersfield 16, St Helens 17 (CCR4, 6/4/14)
Huddersfield 25, St Helens 16 (SLR17, 3/6/13)
St Helens 4, Huddersfield 40 (SLR1, 2/2/13)
St Helens 46, Huddersfield 12 (SLR22, 29/7/12)
Super League Summary:
Huddersfield won 9
St Helens won 32 (includes wins in 2009 and 2010 play-offs)
Highs and Lows:
Huddersfield highest score: 40-18 (H, 2011); 40-4 (A, 2013) (Widest margin: 40-4, A, 2013)
St Helens highest score: 68-18 (H, 1998) (Widest margin: 68-18, H, 1998; 54-4, H, 2007)
Head to Head:
| Saints | Huddersfield Giants | |
| Tries | 60 | 52 |
| Goals | 53 | 44 |
| Metres | 17418 | 16531 |
| Breaks | 70 | 66 |
| Tackles | 4352 | 4793 |
| Penalties | 108 | 127 |
Magic Weekend – Event Records:
Most Appearances:
Five current players are ‘ever present’ at Magic Weekend, having played at all nine previous events:
Andy Lynch (Castleford Tigers) – includes games for Bradford Bulls (2007-2011) & Hull FC (2012-2013), Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants), Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos), Ryan Atkins (Warrington Wolves) – (includes games for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (2007-2009), Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings) – (includes games for Huddersfield Giants (2007-2012).
Most Tries:
1 Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos) 9
2 Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 8
3 = Ryan Atkins (Warrington Wolves/Wakefield Trinity Wildcats), Ade Gardner (Hull Kingston Rovers/St Helens), Paul Wellens (St Helens) 7
6 = Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves/Salford City Reds), Brent Webb (Leeds Rhinos), Elliott Whitehead (Catalans Dragons/Bradford Bulls), Michael Witt (London Broncos/Crusaders) 6
Most Goals:
1 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants/Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 41
2 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 39
3 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings/Hull FC) 18
4 = Paul Deacon (Wigan Warriors/Bradford Bulls), Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons), Pat Richards (Wigan Warriors) 17
Most Points:
1 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants/Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 102
2 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 83
3 Pat Richards (Wigan Warriors) 46
4 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC/Castleford Tigers/Salford City Reds) 44
5 = Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers/Bradford Bulls/Harlequins), Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves/Salford City Reds) 41
Magic Weekend – Game Records:
Highest Score:
Warrington 68 Salford 16 (2010)
Warrington 68 Widnes 4 (2012)
Widest Margin:
Warrington 68 Widnes 4 (2012)
Most Tries By A Team:
12 Warrington 68 Salford 16 (2010)
12 Warrington 68 Widnes 4 (2012)
Most Points By A Losing Team:
Bradford 38 Leeds 42 (2007)
Fastest Try:
1 min, 0 secs Chris Riley (Warrington v St Helens, 2013)
Most Tries By A Player:
5 Joel Monaghan (Warrington v Widnes, 2012)
5 Danny McGuire (Leeds v Bradford, 2012)
Most Goals By A Player:
10 Gareth O’Brien (Warrington v Widnes, 2012)
Most Points By A Player:
27 Sean Long (St Helens v Wigan, 2008)
(3 tries, 7 goals, 1 field goal)
Club Milestones:
Alex Walmsley needs one appearance to reach 100 for St Helens. Walmsley made his Saints debut as a substitute in a 22-22 draw with Hull FC at Langtree Park on February 15 2013.
Point-Scoring Run:
Luke Walsh has the longest scoring streak in the game, having registered points in St Helens’ last 28 matches. His scoring streak began with five goals and a field goal in a 35-34 home win against Huddersfield on July 10 2015. Walsh last failed to score in Saints’ 46-18 defeat at Leeds on July 3 2015.
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Denny Solomona (Castleford Tigers) 16
2 Corey Thompson (Widnes Vikings) 14
3 Jodie Broughton (Catalans Dragons) 13
4 = Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants), Junior Sa’u (Salford Red Devils) 11
6 = Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Niall Evalds (Salford Red Devils), Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves), Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves), Kevin Penny (Warrington Wolves), Stefan Marsh (Widnes Vikings) 10
Goals:
1 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 57
2 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 52
3 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 51
4 = Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats), Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons) 50
6 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 47
7 Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings) 41
8 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 34
9 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 31
10 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 27
Goals Percentage:
1 Jordan Lilley (Leeds Rhinos) 89.28 (25/28)
2 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 83.92 (47/56)
3 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 81.25 (52/64)
4 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 79.68 (51/64)
5 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 79.36 (50/63)
6 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 79.16 (57/72)
7 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 77.77 (14/18)
8 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 75.55 (34/45)
9 Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 74.07 (20/27)
10 Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons) 73.52 (50/68)
Points:
1 Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons) 136
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 125
3 = Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings), Luke Walsh (St Helens) 114
5 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 110
6 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 107
7 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 104
8 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 78
9 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 74
10 Denny Solomona (Castleford Tigers) 64
