ADRIAN Purtell admits he can only imagine the feelings of ecstasy should the Bulls clinch a Super League return at Wakefield tomorrow.

The Australian centre is desperate to help his side back to the top flight following last season's catastrophic relegation.

Life has never been easy for Purtell since he arrived from Penrith Panthers ahead of the 2012 campaign.

The 30-year-old has experienced two nightmare spells in administration before last year's painful demise into the Championship – as well as a life-threatening heart attack.

Ahead of the historic first Million Pound Game, Purtell said: "It's a one-off match and I can't imagine the emotions that will be running through the players, the staff and the fans on Saturday night if we were to be successful.

"It has been a tough few years ever since I've been here – but this is a great opportunity to get back up at the first attempt.

"Certainly the feeling of beating Wakefield to get back into Super League would be like something I've never experienced before.

"Given what's at stake, it's up there as one of the biggest games of my career, no doubt.

"I've only reached the second week of the NRL play-off finals back home on one occasion and we lost that. They are big games but this is definitely up there with those kind of matches.

"Ask me on Saturday night if we've had a win and I'll say it's one of the best games I've been involved with too.

"Everyone wanted to be in the automatic promotion spots but our performances this year haven't warranted that.

"I think if we were asked at the start of the year if we would take this game to have a chance of going up, we would have jumped at the chance."

The Bulls faltered badly in their previous visit to Belle Vue in August, when they were battered 48-18 in round two of the Super 8s Qualifiers.

Much water has passed under the bridge since then, with Wakefield having sacked both Kevin Locke and Tim Smith for an off-field misdemeanour.

Smith had been hugely instrumental in the Wildcats' previous success over the Bulls, with Jimmy Lowes claiming afterwards he had been allowed to play "in a dinner jacket".

Purtell, who has been one of the Bulls' most consistent performed this season, said: "We've just got to concentrate on what we do and make sure that everyone is switched on.

"As a team we weren't at it in that previous game, so perhaps we can take a bit of confidence from that.

"If we can start well, then we should be amongst the game and will hopefully come away with the win."

Purtell has an added incentive to get back into the big time tomorrow – he recently signed a new two-year contract keeping him at Odsal until the end of 2017.

He said: "One of the reasons I signed is because I believe we're a good enough team to be in Super League. I believe that I can still contribute at a high level in Super League.

"I want to do that next year and we've got a great opportunity to come here in a one-off game and really show what we can do.

"I definitely don't want to spend another year in the Championship and that has given me motivation to go back up.

"Playing at the best stadiums with the best players week in and week out – with the bigger sponsors and greater media coverage – is the spotlight you want to be playing under.

"The Leeds-Bradford derbies have been some of the best games of my career and my family and friends enjoyed watching those matches on Sky back home.

"That's where we want to be again. I think going to some of these tough old grounds in the Championship has built our character and put us in a good position for when we do go back to Super League.

"I've got no doubt that we can get back there – we've just got to put in a performance to warrant that."