Glenn Hall is primed to prove his true worth to the Bulls.

Disappointed with his own form, the big Aussie feels he hasn’t yet done himself justice since a winter switch from Manly.

But he is determined to make his mark on Super League and believes the injury to front-line prop Andy Lynch provides an ideal opportunity to step up.

Brought to Bradford to play second row, Hall has instead been pushed to the front of the pack, as a result of the long-term injury to Danny Sculthorpe.

So far the 29-year-old has been used almost exclusively as an impact bench player but with Lynch joining Sculthorpe on the sidelines, he is ready to play some serious minutes in the engine room.

He said: “I had a chat with Macca this week and he asked me to do that. Lynchy’s going to be a massive loss but it’s a good opportunity to get my foot in there and hopefully do well.

“Of late I feel I’ve been down on form and I’ve been doing a fair bit of extras just to try and correct a few little things and add a bit more speed.

“I’m always pretty hard on myself but we’ve all got to step up and take on a bit more responsibility.

“It’s up to us big boys to put fear into the opposition, carry the team forward and get us off to a good start in games.”

Even though his own season has been shaped by injuries to team-mates, Hall refuses to look for excuses.

The Bulls have been hit hard by the unavailability of key players in recent weeks, losing three in a row, including last week’s 52-6 thumping against Huddersfield.

But Hall knows Bradford must be prepared to take the rough with the smooth.

He said: “That’s rugby league. You have to roll with the punches and as a professional sportsman you have to cross those hurdles when you come to them. We’re not going to use the injuries as an excuse.

“As a team we need to start building momentum towards the end of the season.

“We want to get into the play-offs and then if we do, it’s anyone’s game.”

Rather than causing the Bulls to feel sorry for themselves, Hall insists recent adversity – particularly the heavy defeat to Huddersfield – has provided added impetus.

They head to Crusaders on Sunday feeling there is a major point to prove.

He said: “We watched the video from the Huddersfield game and it made pretty painful watching.

“In recent weeks we’d actually been playing some good football but that performance was so unlike us.

“But there’s a real belief we can bounce back. There’s even a bit more fire in our bellies now because everyone’s so ticked off with the defeat.

“We’ve been given a rocket up the backside and hopefully we’ll start heading in the right direction again.”

Crusaders will feel the absence of stand-off Michael Witt as they look to end a four-game losing run against the Bulls.

Ironically, their last victory came against Bradford, a 19-0 triumph at Magic Weekend, but they will be without two key figures from that day.

Witt’s field kicking kept the Bulls pinned in their own half before his creativity picked holes in the defence, while Jarrod Sammut was an attacking spark-plug, scoring a try from the bench.

Neither is fit for tomorrow’s game, Witt suffering a knee injury and Sammut a broken cheekbone, meaning Peter Lupton and Rhys Hanbury will likely start in the halves.

Crusaders still pose a threat though, particularly through their talented back row of Jason Chan, Weller Hauraki and Rocky Trimarchi who provide plenty of energy and physicality.