Bradford Bulls coach Matthew Elliott watched his side move into second spot in Super League and then insisted there is plenty of room for improvement.

Their well-deserved 22-14 success at Wilderspool yesterday helped them leap-frog over Warrington and also helped erase the memory of a couple of below-par displays in recent weeks.

But Elliott said: "It really came down to some individual players today, rather than a collective display, although we did have a fair amount of control from our half-backs.

"But I feel we have a whole lot of improvement in us and need to make sure that it is there by next Friday because we are playing a pretty reasonable team in Halifax, who I imagine will be full of confidence after their win over Wigan."

The Bulls' major injury concern surrounds second-rower Bernard Dwyer, who was forced to limp off after 50 minutes with a knee injury.

Elliott added: "Poor Bernard never seems to get an injury-free run. He is an important player to us.

"But he hasn't done any structural damage and we will just have to see how he progresses this week.

"Fortunately we have not had any long-term injuries so far, and we just have to keep our fingers crossed that it continues to be the case."

Elliott also made special mention of another large Bulls support. "Again they were very inspiring and were probably worth the extra points that we need to get us the victory."

He now faces a tricky decision over how to cover the loss of Robbie and Henry Paul on Friday after they flew out last night to join-up with the Kiwi squad for the Anzac Test with Australia in Sydney on the same day.

Paul Deacon seems certain to get the nod at scrum half, but the stand-off choice is not as obvious, although back-rowers David Boyle and Steve McNamara are sure to come under consideration.

The Bulls Academy side made it three wins out of three with a 20-10 win in yesterday's curtain-raiser.

Brad Fittler of Sydney City will captain Australia in the ANZAC Test against New Zealand on April 23. Canberra's Laurie Daley moves to the centre.

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