Castleford Tigers
27
Half Time
10-12
26
Huddersfield Giants
Fri 7th Jun 2019, 19:00, RD: 17
ATT: 7483
Greg Minikin, Liam Watts, Grant Millington
Tries
Lee Gaskell (3), Joe Wardle
Peter Mata'utia (7)
Goals
Oliver Russell (5)
Peter Mata'utia
D.G.
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers
Match Report
Full-back Peter Mata’utia struck in the seventh minute of extra time to give Castleford Tigers a 27-26 victory over Huddersfield Giants.
A try on his 200th appearance from prop Grant Millington three minutes from the end of normal time enabled the Tigers to level the match at 26-26 and set up the fourth Betfred Super League match to be decided by golden point this year.
It was a cruel outcome for stand-off Lee Gaskell, who scored a hat-trick of tries only to find himself on the losing team.
Two of his tries came in the first half, where a pair of penalties from Mata’utia and Greg Minikin's try helped Castleford cut the half-time deficit to 12-10. A third penalty drew the hosts level but Gaskell completed his treble, only for Liam Watts to pull the Tigers back to 18-18.
Mata’utia kicked another penalty to put Castleford ahead, however former Tiger Joe Wardle crashed over for Huddersfield for what looked to be the match-winning try until Millington’s late score.
Castleford half-backs Jake Trueman and Jordan Rankin both missed drop-goal attempts but Mata’utia proved to be the hero in the 87th minute.
Key Performers
Liam Watts
Peter Mata'utia
Lee Gaskell
Oliver Russell
commentary
Match Stats overview
| T | TA | TK | MT | MI | TB | AT | C | M | AG | CB | DR | E | FT | G | MG | OF | P | DG | KGP | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Peter Mata'utia | - | - | 7 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 156 | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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James Clare | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 12 | 119 | 10 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Greg Minikin | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 13 | 137 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Greg Eden | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 13 | 87 | 7 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jake Trueman | - | - | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
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Liam Watts | 1 | - | 41 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | 23 | 194 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Paul McShane | - | 1 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 8 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
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Grant Millington | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 55 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Mike McMeeken | - | - | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 | 81 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Adam Milner | - | - | 28 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 47 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Nathan Massey | - | - | 29 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 95 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Daniel Smith | - | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 112 | 7 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
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Matthew Cook | - | - | 16 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 34 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jordan Rankin | - | - | 19 | 5 | - | 3 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
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Chris Clarkson | - | - | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 10 | 44 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Cheyse Blair | - | - | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 11 | 83 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Player | T | TA | TK | MT | MI | TB | AT | C | M | AG | CB | DR | E | FT | G | MG | OF | P | DG | KGP | YC | RC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Darnell McIntosh | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
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Jermaine McGillvary | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 18 | 120 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jordan Turner | - | - | 7 | - | - | 6 | - | 20 | 142 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lee Gaskell | 3 | - | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - |
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Paul Clough | - | - | 28 | 10 | - | 4 | - | 14 | 95 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Kruise Leeming | - | 1 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | 51 | 9 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
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Suaia Matagi | - | - | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
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Aaron Murphy | - | - | 28 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 27 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Alex Mellor | - | - | 37 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 7 | 44 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Mike Lawrence | - | - | 49 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 81 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Adam O'Brien | - | 2 | 38 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 18 | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Ukuma Ta'ai | - | - | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | 20 | 134 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Oliver Russell | - | - | 16 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 7 | 37 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
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Innes Senior | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Joe Wardle | 1 | - | 20 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | 11 | 72 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stats Key
T: Tries
TA: Try assists
TK: Tackles
MT: Marker tackles
MI: Missed tackles
TB: Tackle busts
AT: Attacking kicks
C: Carries
M: Metres
AG: Av gain
CB: Clean break
DR: Run from dummy half
E: Errors
FT: Forty twenty
G: Goals
MG: Missed goals
OF: Offload
P: Penalties
DG: Drop Goals
KGP: Kicks in general play
YC: Yellow card
RC: Red card
Partners
80 Mins:
DROP GOAL27 Tigers
26 Giants
DROP GOAL scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
79 Mins:
GOAL26 Tigers
26 Giants
scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
77 Mins:
TRY24 Tigers
26 Giants
Try scored for Castleford Tigers by Grant Millington
76 Mins:
GOAL20 Tigers
26 Giants
scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
75 Mins:
TRY20 Tigers
24 Giants
Try scored for Huddersfield Giants by Joe Wardle
71 Mins:
GOAL20 Tigers
20 Giants
scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
68 Mins:
GOAL20 Tigers
18 Giants
scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
64 Mins:
GOAL18 Tigers
18 Giants
scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
63 Mins:
TRY16 Tigers
18 Giants
Try scored for Castleford Tigers by Liam Watts
58 Mins:
GOAL12 Tigers
18 Giants
scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
57 Mins:
TRY12 Tigers
16 Giants
Try scored for Huddersfield Giants by Lee Gaskell
55 Mins:
GOAL12 Tigers
12 Giants
scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
39 Mins:
GOAL10 Tigers
12 Giants
scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
38 Mins:
TRY8 Tigers
12 Giants
Try scored for Castleford Tigers by Greg Minikin
34 Mins:
GOAL4 Tigers
12 Giants
scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
32 Mins:
TRY4 Tigers
10 Giants
Try scored for Huddersfield Giants by Lee Gaskell
27 Mins:
GOAL4 Tigers
6 Giants
scored for Huddersfield Giants by Oliver Russell
25 Mins:
TRY4 Tigers
4 Giants
Try scored for Huddersfield Giants by Lee Gaskell
23 Mins:
GOAL4 Tigers
0 Giants
scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia
13 Mins:
GOAL2 Tigers
0 Giants
scored for Castleford Tigers by Peter Mata'utia