Aaron Murphy extends Huddersfield deal

Aaron Murphy has signed an extension to his current contract which will keep him at the Huddersfield Giants until the end of the 2018 season.

Utility back Murphy joined the Giants from Wakefield in 2011, and has made 128 appearances scoring 50 tries.

“Aaron is a superbly reliable Huddersfield Giant and a hugely important part of our squad,” said Giants managing director Richard Thewlis.

“To have his qualities here for the long term will give all our supporters a huge boost and he is highly respected throughout the game as a top quality professional.

“This announcement follows on from the captures of Craig Huby and Jamie Ellis and the elevation of a number of our younger players into the full time Super league squad for 2015.

“The supporters can expect more such moves as we look to maintain our predominantly home grown squad.”

Murphy himself is delighted to have secured his future with Huddersfield.

“It’s a great honour to get a longer term stay here and I have enjoyed every minute at the club,” he said.

“I think we have a great side and when I was offered a chance to stay long term I took it immediately.

“We have finished top and third in the last two seasons and our challenge is to keep that consistency up and peak at the right time for the really big games.

“The squad strength here means you have to play well every week to stay in and we now have a number of genuinely promising younger players that the supporters will see more and more of in the next year or so challenging for slots in the seventeen, which again can only be good for the team.”