PAUL Cullen is eager to build on his greatest achievement as a coach by guiding Wolves to the second round of the play-offs for the first time in the Super League era.

Wolves won 30-16 at Hull on Friday night to secure fourth place in the table - the club's highest finish since Super League began in 1996 - and earn themselves a home play-off tie.

Cullen regards that feat as the best of his coaching career, but he is keen that Wolves continue the good work by winning their first play-off game, which again pits them against Hull at The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Saturday, kick-off 6.05pm.

He said: "Fourth is the best we've done since I took over, so it's at the top of my list of achievements so far, but we're not satisfied with that.

"Fourth place was last week. This week we are looking forward to the play-offs - we are not sitting back and accepting that was the best we could do.

"No Warrington team has finished in the top four and had a play-off game in front of their own fans in the history of Super League, and if we are fortunate to progress to the next round, it would present another new situation for us.

"This is the best chance of success we've had in the history of Super League because we've never been in this position before.

"We are very proud and satisfied to be in this position and simply aim to make the most of it."

Wolves again put in an impressive performance to win at Hull's KC Stadium at the weekend and ensure that their opponents finished the league season in fifth position, but Cullen is convinced they will need to play better to beat the Challenge Cup winners again.

That is because John Kear's side are likely to welcome back Richard Horne and Motu Tony from injury, while centre Kirk Yeaman has completed a ban and is free to return, allowing one-time Wolves target Sione Faumuina to switch to his preferred position in the second row.

Cullen is wary of the additions to Hull's line-up and knows his side will have to continue to improve with each match if they are to achieve their aim of making the Grand Final.

He said: "I'm expecting a response from Hull after we beat them last week, and if they put Yeaman back in and move Faumuina into his natural position they are a different side to consider.

"They have proven they can win big games, and anyone who can beat St Helens and Leeds in the Challenge Cup deserves respect.

"But I've got no doubts in my mind that we can raise our game even further to overcome Hull, and we would need to improve in every game to reach the Grand Final.

"We played very well last week, but I know there's more to come from our team and we'll have to be better on Saturday."

Despite calls for more, Cullen has been happy that, aided by the introduction of Andrew Johns, his side have struck a rich vein of form just before the play-offs.

"It is pleasing to be hitting form now," he said. "Peaking teams is not an exact science, because many things can adversely affect the performance of the team and sometimes it doesn't take an awful lot to rock the boat.

"But when it hasn't been going our way we've handled the situation, as we did at Hull on Friday when we came up with a lot of answers to the questions asked by their forward line.

"Now it's knock-out football and you get one chance and one chance only, but after 28 rounds we're as ready as we're going to be.

"The town of Warrington has bought into this momentum and we need to make it continue."

Further evidence of the town's burgeoning interest in the club came when, after taking 2,379 fans to Humberside last Friday, tickets for Saturday's play-off clash sold out on Tuesday.

The game, which will be screened live by Sky, is likely to be Wolves' final home match of the season unless they defeat Hull and London pull off an upset at Bradford in the weekend's other play-off tussle.

Fans arriving early at The Halliwell Jones on Saturday will get another chance to watch the under 18s in action when they take on Leeds at 3.30pm.

Wolves set up the Junior Academy Championship elimination play-off semi-final clash by defeating Hull 66-28 at the weekend.

Play-off dates: Sep 23, Bradford v London (Elimination Play-Off); Sep 24, Warrington v Hull (Elimination Play-Off); Sep 30, St Helens v Leeds (Qualifying Semi Final); Oct 1, Bradford or London v Warrington or Hull (Elimination Semi Final); Oct 7, Loser of Qualifying Semi Final v Winner of Elimination Semi Final (Final Eliminator); Oct 15, Winner of Qualifying Semi Final v Winner of Final Eliminator (Grand Final).

Wolves v Hull

Last meeting: Hull 16 Wolves 30, September 16, 2005. Logan Swann and Toa Kohe-Love crossed twice, with Brent Grose also touching down. Andrew Johns kicked five goals. Home results versus Hull in Super League (Wolves first): 1998, 24-10; 1999, 32-12; 2000, 16-32 and 41-10; 2001, 20-32; 2002, 14-42; 2003, 14-27; 2004, 18-38; 2005, 36-34. Hull squad: Shaun Briscoe, Nathan Blacklock, Kirk Yeaman, Gareth Raynor, Richard Horne, Peter Lupton, Ewan Dowes, Richard Swain, Paul King, Shayne McMenemy, Stephen Kearney, Paul Cooke, Motu Tony, Jamie Thackray, Tommy Saxton, Chris Chester, Liam Higgins, Garreth Carvell, Danny Brough, Kirk Dixon, Paul McNicholas, Graeme Horne, Scott Wheeldon, Richie Barnett, Andy Last, Danny Washbrook, Andy Bailey, Richard Whiting, Danny Hill, Matty Dale, Thomas Lee, Sione Faumuina. Links with Hull: Richie Barnett will join Wolves next year, while Toa Kohe-Love spent two seasons at Hull. Danger man: Paul Cooke scored the winning try in the Challenge Cup Final and pulls the strings for Hull. Form guide - Hull's last five competitive away games: Wakefield won 32-30, Bradford lost 49-6, Widnes won 40-20, St Helens lost 18-10, London drew 24-24.