Hull KR head coach Willie Peters stressed his job is not yet done after an emotional Craven Park farewell.

The Australian, who is preparing to take up a new challenge in the NRL with PNG Chiefs, savoured a lap of honour in the aftermath of his final home game in charge, a 36-6 win over Huddersfield Giants that confirmed KR's play-off place.

Peters is determined not to let the emotion of his impending departure distract from his quest to sign off with more silverware.

"I don't want to reflect now," said the treble-winning coach. "I want to finish the job first.

"But there is no doubt that coming here tonight was emotional. I'm the proudest coach in the world when I'm in that box at Craven Park and knowing that I won't be doing that anymore, it's a sad time.

"I'll always be a Robin and this club will always mean so much to me. But it's work time – keep your head down and finish the job.

"That's the priority. There will be enough time to reflect later."

Rovers were left clinging to a play-off spot following three straight defeats but booked their place with a round to spare after benefiting from Peters' decision to make wholesale changes for the previous game against Wigan Warriors.

Willie Peters bids farewell to the Craven Park crowd. (Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

placeholder image — Willie Peters bids farewell to the Craven Park crowd. (Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

The Robins travel to St Helens, who have missed out on the play-offs for the first time in Super League history, in the final round before an eliminator on the road.

"We needed to get some energy back," said Peters.

"The energy for me has got to be non-negotiable. If you're not energised for these kinds of games at this time of the year, you're going to be out the back door pretty quick."

Huddersfield head coach Jim Lenihan expressed pride in his side's showing but was angered by two incidents that saw the Giants lose Mathieu Cozza and Sam Halsall to injury.

Willie Peters enjoys a moment with Tom Davies after his final home game. (Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

Cozza failed a head injury assessment after being hit high by Sam Luckley, while Halsall fell awkwardly under a challenge by Jez Litten that left Lenihan fearing the young centre might have suffered a broken leg.

"I think the referee had a good game but there were a couple of calls there that I shake my head at," said Lenihan.

"Just the way we can get a bloke knocked out, and obviously the video referee got a look, but as soon as he gets hit over the head with an arm we lose a man for the whole game.

"And we lose a man with a hip-drop (tackle). When we have a long look at them, we were on the wrong end of some tough calls."