What Huddersfield did have, and that Halifax seemed to lack, was a higher degree of enthusiasm.
And that was enough to overcome any shortcomings as they exploited a lack of confidence in the visitors' ranks that must be frustrating for everybody connected with the club.
Halifax have the personnel - players that have masses of experience both at this level and higher. Yet, something isn't quite clicking and when things start to turn against them on the field, it is a struggle to see where any comeback will materialise.
It is, of course, early days and coaches Rhys Morgan and Dave Harrison and, importantly, the players, still believe it will come good.
At least Halifax had the psychological boost of preventing Huddersfield from scoring during a long and often torturous second half.
But, the worry is that they were unable to impose themselves on the home side themselves despite some close attention to the Huddersfield line late in the proceedings.
The game played out like a typical derby in the early stages with plenty of effort but little in the way of end product.
It was entertaining if a tad frantic as both sides effectively cancelled each other out.
However, it was noticeable that the old Halifax failings had not been completely eradicated as tackles were missed, most notably in the vital centre field areas, and promising moves were spoiled by passes not finding hands.
Halifax had the best opportunity to take the lead when a fine move saw the ever-willing Oli Marns kick and re-gather before bringing James Endersby into play.
He slipped the pass to hooker Steve Worsley, who fed the ball inside to Nic Corrigan only for the ball to be knocked into touch.
Halifax maintained possession and the ball was spun across the field for Gareth Brear, who failed to find Danny McGee. The move was brought back for an earlier infringement and after a number of scrums had to be reset close to the Huddersfield line, the home side mounted a stiff rearguard action that kept Halifax out.
The deadlock was broken midway through the half and it was a Halifax error that provide the platform.
The ball was turned over cheaply and star stand off Chris Johnson broke before timing an exquisite pass to winger Alex Shaw who raced over, Johnson missing his only kick of the afternoon.
A late tackle by Brear on centre Ben Paxman was all the invitation Johnson needed to boot the penalty for 8-0 although Halifax hit back soon after, Iain Gordon landing a massive penalty from just inside the Huddersfield half after home flanker Mark Whitehead had been pulled up by the referee.
But, within minutes, Halifax had conceded again, ineffective tackling allowing Huddersfield to build up a head of steam
Dominic Moon looked aghast when he was shown the yellow card for not rolling away and Halifax were made to pay as Johnson landed the penalty for an 11-3 lead.
Halifax did try to work the ball, but all too often their passing went astray. And the frustration increased even more when another infringement allowed Johnson to kick yet another penalty.
Within a minute, Halifax's concentration levels appeared to have gone AWOL as Huddersfield worked an opening and Johnson had far too much time and space to land a drop goal for 17-3 and a total of nine points while Halifax were a man light.
To add insult to injury the home No 10 then took advantage of the returning Moon and Richard Brown's inability to keep the ball to race over then convert in front of the posts.
The second half was notable for very little except a strengthening of Halifax's resolve thanks in part to the introduction of experienced heads Craig Emmerson, Martin Smith, Ian Spence and Adam Blades.
Suddenly their was an increase in the workrate, an added devilment in the tackling and an increase in the feeling that while the game might have been beyond them, they could still push Huddersfield hard.
Jim Lamptey went close to squirming over after Halifax worked the ball towards the home line before Emmerson threatened to jink through. The move was kept alive and Gordon was stopped illegally close to the line. Spence took a quick tap penalty but he was driven into touch.
The hard-working Marns was next to try his luck only to be swallowed up and the ball was turned over allowing Huddersfield to tidy up.
Halifax lost Smith with a shoulder injury while Huddersfield were also a man down when George Hinchcliff was yellow-carded for a technical offence.
The home side also lost Finlay McPhail late on, but by that stage the game was up and Halifax were forced to return home empty-handed.

MATCH FACTS
Huddersfield: Ainsworth, Sutcliffe, B Paxman, L Paxman, Shaw, Johnson, Clayton, Howard, Gough, Stringwell, Rhodes, Harris, Hinchcliff, Whitehead, Sharpe. Replacements: McPhail (Howard, 42), Davies (Gough, 60), Bodworth, Mortimore (Paxman, 68), Sharrock (Hinchcliff, 66).
Tries: Shaw, Johnson
Conversions: Johnson
Penalties Johnson (3)
Drop Goals: Johnson
Yellow Cards: Hinchcliff (technical, 45), McPhail (technical, 80)
Red Cards: None

Halifax: McGee, Marns, Endersby, Gordon, Brear, Barker, Castle, Turner, Worsley, Lamptey, Cammiss, Corrigan, Burrows, Moon, Brown. Replacements: Blades (Turner, 42), Townend (Worsley, 74), Spence (Burrows, 42), Smith (Corrigan, 48), Emmerson (Endersby, 42)
Tries: None
Conversions: None
Penalties: Gordon
Drop Goals: None
Yellow Cards: Moon (technical 30)
Red Cards: None

Referee: Steve Lee (RFU)

STARMAN
When you need a player to inspire and take a lead then there is none better than Oli Marns.
His pride and determination are such that he will always be in there fighting and wanting to take the game to the opposition.
He gets more frustrated than most when things are not going right, but if others took a leaf from his book with regard to trying to wrestle back lost causes, then maybe Halifax would start to pick up some welcome points.
Ian Spence came off the bench and immediately looked like a man on a mission. He added beef to the pack and looked to collect the ball and run at Huddersfield at every opportunity. He even picked up a slight hand injury but did not allow that to lessen his aggression levels.
Dom Castle had a thankless task at scrum half where he helped launch some attacks only to see them founder with a turnover or misplaced pass.
But he, like Marns, was always there, always cajoling and making sure the players knew their jobs and what was expected of them while trying to raise the confidence levels.

PLAYER POINTS
WORKOUT WAREHOUSE PLAYER OF THE SEASON: 3 Danny McGee, Oli Marns; 2 Dominic Moon, Ian Spence; 1 Paul Turner, Dominic Castle.