The Bulls need to revert to "boring" football to rediscover their championship-winning form, says Man of Steel Jamie Peacock.

"It's about not trying for that miracle ball," said Peacock.

"We need to get a roll on and just play boring football. It is about not overplaying it and not worrying about scoring on every set because 20 minutes later, if you have completed your sets, the opposition will be fatigued and that is when you will get your points.

Peacock had a stormer in an otherwise disappointing team effort against Leeds Rhinos but even he wasn't exempt from coach Brian Noble's, albeit constructive, criticism.

"I tried to do too much with the ball and probably let the team down a bit defensively," admitted Peacock.

"It is a matter of balancing it up. Sometimes your head can tend to go out the window when you get a bit tired and it is very hard to control yourself and be composed. But you need to be composed. It's important to stick with the game-plan and get your eyes up and see what is going on."

He might not be doing everything perfectly in the eyes of the coach, but Peacock's return to top form has been clearly evident in recent weeks.

"I have been playing the same way I normally do but a few things like working a bit harder in training are paying off for me," he said.

And Peacock is hoping for an improved team performance against sixth-placed Huddersfield on Sunday after torrential rain turned the first-round encounter into a brutal slug-fest.

Stuart Fielden and Tevita Vaikona both ended up in the sin-bin in a match that the Bulls won by the flattering scoreline of 20-6, and Peacock knows Sunday's return encounter will be equally as tempestuous.

"You always get a bit of niggle against them. I suppose they have a few niggly players, but you have to be professional about it and just get on with it and try to batter them in a tackle."