Chris Thorman the early favourite for Huddersfield job

Interim head coach Chris Thorman is the early favourite with the bookmakers to land the Huddersfield Giants job full-time following the departure of Rick Stone.

Stone became the first casualty of the new Super League season earlier on Tuesday having won just two of their first seven games.

They struggled at the start of last season before a revival them saw them finish in the top eight.

There’s a Bradford flavour about the next five candidates in Betfred’s list, including current coach John Kear and Toronto’s director of rugby Brian Noble.

Longer shots are current player Danny Brough taking on the role, while returns to the club for Paul Anderson and Jon Sharp are speculated.

Betfred odds

Chris Thorman 5/4
John Kear 9/2
Geoff Toovey 6/1
Rohan Smith 8/1
Brian Noble 8/1
Iestyn Harris 10/1
Neil Henry 12/1
Michael Monaghan 12/1
Justin Morgan 12/1
Richard Marshall 16/1
Paul Anderson 16/1
Andrew Henderson 20/1
Jamahl Lolesi 20/1
Jason Demetriou 25/1
Jim Dymock 25/1
James Webster 25/1
Jon Sharp 25/1
Steve McNamara 33/1
Tony Smith 50/1
Danny Brough 50/1
Eorl Crabtree 66/1