Huddersfield-6. 5

Giants were woeful in poor conditions last week but can hit back with a performance against the Dragons.

French are on a super run at the moment- just that 1 defeat in 10- which includes wins over top sides, Warrington, Wigan and todays opponents Giants. This is a very physical pack that love to mix it and wind people up, but they can throw it around too we have seen some super tries in recent weeks. Some decent options in attack with Henderson, Dureau and Greenshields all having a super season. I really like Baillie as well on the right edge- very strong hard working player that chips in with plenty of scores- Giants need to watch him.

Huddersfield were awful last week and simply didnt turn up or want to play in the rain at Wakey. The boss was raging, which is good news, we should see them fired up to get that performance out their system.

Overall they have been on super form and do look as though they have enough about them to do something in the play offs. I love their forwards- some amount of power but also plenty of skill. Mason, Patrick, Griffin and Crabtree can all play but will also offload as often as possible.

Their defence has also been excellent this season- id say only Wigan are stronger in the tackle and tougher to break down. The line speed is very fast and their scramble out wide second to none.

Its going to be a very interesting game with some big hits and plenty of needle. Dont be surprised if theres a few sent to the bin. But i go with Giants because i expect a reaction from last week and also, they lost by 1 point over in France earlier in the season so will be looking for revenge.

Im sure we will see a real shift from the forwards- they will have to perform as Catalans are very powerful in the middle of the park. But Grix could well be the match winner. He times those late runs perfectly and that could be the difference between 2 big physical packs in what will probably be a low scoring game.

Giants-6.5 with bwin at 1.85