Grand Final winner Adrian Morley has accomplished one half of the mission he set himself when he agreed to join the Bulls for their play-off push.

When he arrived in Britain, Morley had two goals: to win the Grand Final and to get match fit in a bid to help Great Britain go one better in this year's Gillette Tri-Nations Series.

"I'm halfway there," said Morley. "To win a Grand Final with Bradford was fantastic. That was my short-term goal and now I am match-fit and looking forward to trying to do the job for Great Britain."

Morley carved his own slice of

history at Old Trafford, adding the Super League title to the 2002 NRL title he won with Sydney Roosters and the 1999 Challenge Cup final victory with Leeds Rhinos to become the first British player to claim all three trophies.

"It was unbelievable," he said of the Grand Final victory. "It all

happened in such a short space of time. One minute I was going to Bradford and the next minute I was in the Grand Final.

"To play against my old club on the biggest stage was brilliant and to win it was great.

"I thought there was a better atmosphere at Old Trafford than in Australia. When I've played in Grand Finals in Australia there have been more people there but they are a long way away from pitch. At Old Trafford they are a lot nearer and the English crowd are a lot more vocal.

"With the rivalry between Bradford and Leeds and the fans trying to out-sing each other it was an unbelievable experience."

After a slow start to his brief Bulls career Morley peaked for the play-offs and he is now ready for the step up to Test level.

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"It did take me a while to get started with the Bulls but the last couple of games I was happy with.

"It took me a few games longer than I would have liked to get going but we achieved as a team what I hoped we would.

"My match fitness is now good and I feel as though I played a reasonable role in the major semi and the final, so hopefully that form will lead into the Test series."

The Salford-born hard man's most infamous moment came 12 seconds into the first Ashes Test of 2003 when he was sent off for decking Robbie Kearns in the first tackle of the match.

But Morley insists he has no plans to change his abrasive approach and said: "I've played many games since then so it's not a demon that haunts me.

"The actual incident is well and truly behind me but at the time it was the most disappointing moment of my whole career. But these things happen.

"My strength as a player involves an aggressive, in-your-face style of defence and if I changed the way I played I wouldn't be the player I am."

Bulls chairman Chris Caisley recently made noises about bringing Morley to Odsal permanently but Morley would not be drawn on his future plans.

He said: "I have got one more year on my current Roosters deal so I'm going to go back to Australia and think about what my long-term future holds.

"But at this stage, nothing has been decided."