JOE Bullock insists he and his Warrington Wolves teammates still have plenty to play for this season.

However, the prop says each individual player must “look at themselves” after a dismal campaign so far.

The Wire sit 10th in Super League after losing 11 of their 17 games so far – 12 in 18 in all competitions having been dumped out of the Challenge Cup at the first hurdle by Wakefield Trinity.

Bullock has played in 14 of those games, meaning it has been a far-from-ideal first season in primrose and blue since joining from Wigan Warriors.

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Joe Bullock in action against Salford. Picture by Mike Boden

Despite their poor form, the Super League play-offs remain within reach as they sit four points behind sixth-place Hull FC.

As such, Bullock insists it is still all to play for.

“Luckily for us, the way the league has been this year means there’s only four points in it from sixth down to us,” he told the Guardian.

“There’s not much in it – all it takes is a small run of form and we will be right back in the picture.

“It’s obviously easier said than done and there’s a lot we need to improve to get there, but for us it’s just making sure we get into those play-offs and then it’s anyone’s game.

“We’re not seeing ourselves as a write-off. We’ve still got a lot to play for.

“However bad this season has been, there is still an opportunity to make something positive out of it.

“We’ve got to take each game at a time and start clawing those points back.

“It's a difficult one really – looking around the dressing room, we know we should be better than we are.

“Individually, we’re just not putting in the performances we need to be and we need to look at ourselves for that.

“All it takes is for one or two more players to be a little bit off and the whole team struggles for it.

“We’ve shown a few times that we can be competitive but for whatever reason, it’s not clicking consistently.

“It’s so frustrating as on a few occasions this year, we’ve felt as though we’re making steps in the right direction but we need to keep persevering with it.”

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Head coach Daryl Powell has maintained his bid to remould the Wire team into his image is a long-term project, with Bullock one of the players he identified as a man he wanted to help.

The rebuild will be a large one and the 29-year-old remains enthused by it.

“Coming into a new club and a new group of lads has been good for me and I’ve enjoyed that side of it, but it’s obviously disappointing how we’ve gone on the field.

“There’s maybe been a few too many changes all at once and it’s meant we’ve just not been able to click how we expected to.

“That’s part of the challenge and I’m excited for it. I want to play a part in helping this club rise up and be the club it needs to be.

“I’m on a three-year deal so I’ve got an opportunity to be here through that process.”