Former boss Matthew Elliott has issued a public call for Bradfordians to get behind the Bulls.

Now coach of the Canberra Raiders, Elliott guided the Bulls to 83 wins from 113 matches before handing over the reins to current boss Brian Noble.

No stranger to tough times, Elliott was head coach in 1998 when the Bulls endured their worst ever Super League season, but he bounced back to guide the club to the Grand Final the following year and then brought the Challenge Cup back to Odsal for the first time in 51 years in his final year at the club in 2000.

Now, Elliott is calling on fans to remain positive in the wake of the record home loss to St Helens.

And dwelling on last Sunday's defeat won't help the Bulls bounce back against Huddersfield tonight, says giant prop Joe Vagana, pictured.

"We can't afford to drag our lips around," said the veteran former Kiwi international.

"We have got to pick ourselves up. We've still got another 12 games to go and we still have belief in ourselves. We still have a big core of fans who believe in us too. We owe it to ourselves and our fans to come back and I'm sure we will."

After a season punctuated by lows reached its nadir in the 66-4 drubbing by St Helens, Vagana knows the only way is up. But banishing the spectre of Sunday's horror outing won't be easy against a Giants team also desperate to get their season back on track with a victory.

"They are coming off two big losses so they will be looking for a win as well to keep their hopes alive," said Vagana.

"So we need to do everything we were supposed to do last Sunday. But that has been the story of our year, we'll have a good win then have a shocker a week later.

"It was one of those days when nothing went right. It looked like we just gave up and that is not Bradford."

Now ten points adrift of leaders Leeds Rhinos and eight behind the red-hot Saints, a third-place finish and home advantage for the early rounds of the play-offs looks to be the best the Bulls can hope for. However, Vagana is refusing to write off the club's chances of reaching a fifth consecutive Grand Final.

"You never know what will happen. Who is to say that the clubs above us won't lose a few games? There is still a lot to play for. It looks like first could be out of our reach but third or second is still in our sights."