JAMES Laithwaite says Wolves are working on nullifying Huddersfield Giants’ kicking threat ahead of a trip to the John Smith’s Stadium on Sunday.

Giants ran out 29-10 winners at The Halliwell Jones Stadium in April, with Danny Brough and Jamie Ellis causing the hosts problems from the boot.

Tony Smith said Brough “kicked to death” his side that day, but Laithwaite is confident Wolves can counteract that threat.

“We know the dangers so we’re going to try and address them this week and do everything we can to break them down,” said the 23-year-old.

“Danny Brough is in great form and kicked us to death last time so we need to try and stop his threats.

“They’ve also got one of the best defences in the league and they’ve got some big players in the pack.

“We’ve got plenty of time to address some things in training, we can watch some video on Huddersfield and ourselves and put some wrongs right.”

Sunday’s hosts are level on points with Wolves, but sit one place ahead of them in fourth.

“They’re the team just in front of us and a win could take us above them,” added Laithwaite.

“The weeks are flying by and there’s not long to go now, so every game is vital to get in that top eight, top four. We want to be working our way as high up the table as we can.

“Top four is pretty vital, if you make the eight it’s good but you’ve still got some catching up to do. For us now we want to try and win every game this season.”

First–team coach Richard Agar also recognises the importance of stopping Brough if Wolves are to leave Yorkshire with two points.

“They’re a very well organised team defensively and they’re a team that work tremendously hard within their systems,” he said.

“It’s a much-heralded kicking game and rightly so, they have the ability to really put you down your end of the field and ask a lot of questions on the back of that.

“When they get close to your line they can manufacture kicks in tight situations and they’ve worked that really well with the personnel they’ve got.

“We feel this is an important game in regaining some of those points we lost earlier in the year and hopefully getting us into the top four at a crucial point in the season.

“We’re scratching there at the moment but we would like to be closer to the top two, so a game like this takes on tremendous significance if we want to achieve these goals.

“We want to claw closer to the boys at the top rather than fighting it out for fourth spot.”

Laithwaite has featured in every fixture for Wolves this season, making eight starts and 11 substitute appearances, but admits he is still working hard to improve his game.

“I’ve been a bit up and down this season but have been working hard in training every week and been injury free, which is always a positive,” said the second rower.

“I’m doing lots of extras in training, lots of video analysis on my position and working on my game to try and kick on for the rest of the year.

“There’s still plenty of time to go, three cups including the league, so we’re going to do our best to try and achieve all that.”

He is also pleased with Wolves’ acquisition of winger Tom Lineham, who will join the club for 2016 from Hull FC.

“He’s a really good player,” added Laithwaite. “He’s a young, really strong kid and when you try and tackle him you feel how strong he is. His best years are ahead so it’s a good signing for the club.”