JAKE Webster aims to sign off his career by propelling the Bulls back into Super League.

The 34-year-old New Zealand international will make Bradford his final club when he joins them from Castleford next season.

Coach John Kear revealed that Webster had made his intentions clear by turning down interest to stay in the top flight and accepting a lower offer to come to Odsal.

Kear said: “He’s prepared to challenge himself and that’s the type of player we want.

“Jake could easily have stayed at Castleford. It was not as if they were showing him the door for any reason.

“He was wanted by one of the Challenge Cup finalists but he chose us and we’re very glad he did.

“He also chose us at a lesser salary than he would have got if he had joined the other club. It says a lot about his character and his motivation.

“Jake said to me that when he was playing for Melbourne Storm in the NRL, Bradford Bulls were his favourite team. They were the most famous name in Super League.

“The challenge of attempting to get them back there is a completely different one from anything else he’s experienced in his career.

“He’s looking forward to doing that and says these are the last colours he pulls on. Let’s hope he achieves what he wants.”

Kear is keen to recruit more know-how into his squad and can see the huge benefit of Webster’s presence on and off the pitch.

“He’s a New Zealand international and has played in the NRL,” he added.

“He played for Hull KR for six years and Cas for five. Both those clubs speak very highly of not only his rugby league ability but his presence around the club.

“He will obviously be a massive player for us on the field and just as big an influence on the group off it as well.

“We are a young team. The only way to gain experience is by playing but it’s a lot easier if you are guided by experience like Jake.”

Webster’s imminent arrival cements the strong relationship between the Bulls and Castleford. Callum Bustin, Jy Hitchcox, James Green and Tuoyo Egodo have all come to Odsal this season with Reiss Butterworth loaned the other way.

Kear said: “It helps when you know Darryl Powell very well, Danny Orr, Ryan Sheridan and John Wells – that always helps. I certainly trust them and I like to think they trust me.

“I think our relationship could bear fruit in the future as well.”

Kear intends to keep in touch with Webster before his arrival but the centre’s focus is now fixed on leaving the Tigers on a high. The Bulls coach is backing him to achieve that.

“We’ve agreed to speak every fortnight or so but Jake wants me to keep out of his head.

“He wants to finish at Castleford in the best possible way. By that, he means winning the Grand Final and that would be a great way to sign off if he did.

“Me coming from Cas I’d like him to do that but it was also be a further coup for us as a club if that was the case.”

Meanwhile, it has been reported that there are calls for an extraordinary general meeting over RFL proposals regarding next year's league structure.

It has emerged that Super League clubs have backed by 11 to one (Leeds reportedly objecting) a proposal to extend the Championship to 14 teams as part of a return to a one-up, one-down system between the two divisions instead of the Super 8s.

That would see only one club relegated from the Championship this season and three going up from League One with an extra automatic promotion slot going to the second-placed club, which is currently the Bulls.

However, there is opposition to the proposal from some Championship and League One clubs and the prospect of an EGM means the process of deciding next year's structure could be held up.