Luke Robinson says Huddersfield win means kisses, ice cream and a happy family
Giants snapped a two-game losing streak to sink a side who had run rings around defending Betfred Super League champions Wigan last week.
Huddersfield head coach Luke Robinson will head into the upcoming two-week break on a high after watching his side score five tries in a thumping 30-14 win over Hull at the MKM Stadium.
Backed up by a try and faultless kicking by full-back George Flanagan, the Giants snapped a two-game losing streak to sink a side who had run rings around defending Betfred Super League champions Wigan last week.
"Life's nice when you get a win," said Robinson, whose side are showing signs of edging out of the lower reaches of the table after clinching only their fourth win in 20 top-flight games this season.
"The wife gets an extra kiss and the kids get an extra ice cream when the ice cream van comes round. It's never nice going into a break on the back of a loss so I'm really proud of the lads and it's nice to go in with a win."
Robinson praised the "resilience" of his side, who came up short in too many close games early in the season, and were able to haul the game back in their favour after being put under serious pressure in the opening 10 minutes of the match.
"We had a 10-minute period at the start of the game where we soaked up all the pressure and turned up for each other over and over again," added Robinson. "We withstood their attack and managed to flip it, and that was really positive for us."
However the Giants' win may have come at a price with former Hull star Adam Swift, who scored his side's opening try, and experienced Tui Lolohea both picking up leg injuries which will need to be assessed.
Robinson explained: "Tui felt like he pulled his quad - we don't know the extent of it but the physio pulled a bit of a face and it doesn't look good. So it's come at a bit of a cost if we do lose two really pivotal players."
Hull coach John Cartwright admitted his side served up a polar opposite performance to last week's thrilling win at Wigan as they were once again found wanting in front of their home fans.
"It was the reverse of last week - we turned up at Wigan, completed high and kicked long, and forced some errors, and they did that to us this week," said Cartwright.
"It was back to the bad old ways of too many errors, soft tries on our try line. We had a good seven-day turnaround so we've got no excuses. It was disappointing and maybe the week off has come at a good time."
Cartwright paid tribute to Lewis Martin, who finished with a hat-trick and might have had more as he once again showcased his blistering speed on the wing.
"He's got raw speed and his game awareness is getting better all the time," he added. "If a few balls had stuck for us he could have scored four or five at the end of the day.
"But if the other players aren't doing stuff well it's a bit of an empty feeling."