Super League: Huddersfield coach Paul Anderson hot pleased despite home win over Hull FC
Last Updated: 07/09/14 6:57pm
Huddersfield coach Paul Anderson felt his side nearly paid the price for complacency after having to rally in the second half to beat Hull.
The Giants were 18-4 down at one stage but fought back to triumph 38-28 at the John Smith's Stadium, extending their unbeaten run to six matches in the process.
I think when we saw their team sheet we thought we could win with just enough effort to get by.
Paul Anderson
Yet Anderson was far from happy with what he saw from his players, who round out their regular season by hosting current Super League leaders St Helens next week.
"I think when we saw their team sheet we thought we could win with just enough effort to get by," the Giants boss said.
"But you can't do that. A team with young players making their debuts can be dangerous because they've nothing to lose."
Jake Connor and Jodie Broughton both touched down twice for Huddersfield while Brett Ferres scored the try that put the hosts in front for the first time on the afternoon.
Patchy
Anderson added: "We've spoken before about winning games on ability instead of collective effort. It can be dangerous if you're 18-4 down but think you can win the game by scoring try, try, try and try.
"The performance was patchy to say the least. We did just enough. We won, but my God, we need to be better than that."
Opposite number Lee Radford was keen to take the positives out of the defeat. Hull were looking to do the double over their opponents having already won 30-6 at the KC Stadium back in April.
Jordan Rankin was the key performer for the Black and Whites with kicks that set up first-half tries for Danny Houghton and Jamie Shaul, as well as scoring himself, but his efforts were not enough.
"But on the overall performance we look to be in better shape for next season. Now lets send the fans away on a high," Radford said.
"The gap between top and bottom isn't as big as it it used to be, whether because of the salary cap I don't know, but we're looking forward to Leeds in our last game."