Andy Lynch will continue as Bulls captain in 2011.

Appointed skipper by former coach Steve McNamara at the start of last season, the 31-year-old prop is set for a second term in the role under new boss Mick Potter.

Jamie Langley also looks likely to continue as vice-captain – a position he too was awarded ahead of McNamara’s final campaign at Odsal.

“The senior blokes are what they are,” said Potter. “There won’t be too many changes on who the leaders are I don’t think.

“There’s quite a stable bunch of senior players and, in most likelihood, Andy Lynch will be captain next year.

“But if he’s unavailable or leaves the pitch we have players who can step in. He won’t be playing 80 minutes every game because it’s very hard to play 80 minutes up the middle in the modern game.

“We feel he can be a better player if he doesn’t play 80 minutes and that’s why it’s a team effort.”

A well-respected England international, Lynch led the Bulls admirably in difficult circumstances throughout 2010, despite struggling with a knee injury, and was a surprise omission from his country’s Four Nations squad.

Meanwhile, Langley is the Bulls’ current longest-serving player, having joined the club as a 15-year-old in 1999.

The only remaining members of the 2005 championship-winning side, the experienced pair will receive help from an expanded group of senior players in shouldering the leadership burden next year.

Four-time Super League Grand Final winner Matt Diskin and France captain Olivier Elima both arrived during the off-season and will play prominent roles under Potter.

“Olivier Elima and Matt Diskin have both come in to the leadership group and their experience from previous clubs will help us move forward and progress,” said the Bulls boss.

“They will be two of the players who can lead us around the park at some stage.

“We’ve got a group of people that I can bounce ideas off and I’ve been pleased with how they’ve been working in training.

“We want to be a team that’s disciplined, works hard and gets our job done. They will play an important in that.”