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Brown - Cudjoe 'sensational'

Image: Leroy Cudjoe: scored two and created two

Huddersfield coach Nathan Brown praised centre Leroy Cudjoe after the academy product's outstanding display against Harlequins.

Victory ensures Giants finish fourth in Super League

Huddersfield coach Nathan Brown praised centre Leroy Cudjoe after the academy product's outstanding display against Harlequins. Cudjoe scored twice and set up another two of the Giants' nine tries on his 100th appearance, just days after signing a new four-year contract with his hometown club, as the Giants ran out 50-12 winners. Brown said: "Leroy was sensational. All he needs to do is believe in himself more. The more he believes in himself, the better a player he will be. "He has so many natural skills that a coach can't teach. People will talk about the tries he scored and the ones he set up. But he also saved tries as well. "He has a lot of tricks in his box. Look at how he held up Tony Clubb on the try-line in the second half. He's a big player and yet Leroy stopped him." The victory secured fourth place in the Engage Super League ahead of the play-offs.

Finish

Brown added: "We didn't talk about where we wanted to finish at the start of the season. We just wanted to be a good and consistent side. "If you'd have said to us that we'd suffer a lot of injuries but still finish fourth, I think we'd have taken it. "We had our best week in training for some time, and it's no coincidence that our key players are back with us." Quins coach Rob Powell said: "We did a lot of good things and threw some strong stuff at them in the first half. "But I'm disappointed at how we finished the game - 34-12 was a more fair reflection. We shouldn't have let them score three tries in the last five minutes. "It probably sums up our season. We've been let down by not doing the things that we needed to do in games. "What we need for next season is players with more experience and wisdom. It's been a relatively tough year for us results-wise, but I think there are positives for us to build on."