HARRY Siejka has aimed a parting shot at his detractors after cutting short his stay with the Bulls and heading home to Australia.

The scrum half yesterday left the club by mutual consent despite having 12 months to run on his two-year deal.

Siejka attributed his departure to "personal reasons" and it is understood that head coach Jimmy Lowes was keen to keep him at Odsal.

But the 23-year-old, who failed to win over a section of Bulls supporters after an injury-plagued season which saw him make 15 appearances and score one try, has decided to move back Down Under.

Siejka said of his critics: "They are fans at the end of the day. They think because they pay their money that they have a right to aim personal abuse at players, which I don't think is right.

"It's not all the fans because some of them were actually really good and pleasant.

"But some of them will bag one player one day and the next day he scores three tries and they say he's the best player in the world.

"I take it with a pinch of salt and honestly couldn't care less what they say.

"They think they know what goes on inside the club – but the truth is they don't.

"They wouldn't know why players aren't selected because they see a player, think he should be in the team and think their opinion counts.

"But at the end of the day it's what Jimmy and (Steve) Ferres want to do. You go from there as a player and you don't listen to all the negative rubbish."

Siejka was signed from Wakefield after Gareth O'Brien performed a u-turn on his move from Warrington to Bradford, leaving the Bulls searching for a scrum half.

The former Australian Schoolboys player suffered a cruel injury blow during the home win over London Broncos in April, which reduced him to the sidelines for two months.

He returned to the side and lined up alongside Lee Gaskell in the Million Pound Game but was honest enough to admit: "I was injured for half the year and we didn't get promoted, so I wouldn't say it was a good year.

"I've got no bad feelings towards anyone at the Bulls – I just feel it's best that I get back home at this stage in my career.

"I've been in England for two years and I haven't really accomplished much because I've been injured for half the time.

"Basically it's a case of going home to see my family, getting my head and body right, and then going from there.

"If any clubs back home are keen, then great because I do love my footie. If not, then I'll start looking at other options I suppose."

Siejka spoke to Lowes, who is currently with the England squad in London ahead of today's second Test against New Zealand, on the phone this week to inform him of his decision.

He said: "Jimmy is one of the best blokes I've ever met in rugby league and I can't speak highly enough of him.

"If the Bulls are looking to go up, then he's definitely the man for the job.

"Did Jimmy give me a fair shot? One hundred per cent he did and I'd love to play under him again.

"If I was going to stay in England, I'd want to stay at Bradford and get coached by Jimmy because I haven't got a bad word to say about him.

"Unfortunately, it's not the way it panned out and that's the way footie is sometimes.

"I can't thank Jimmy enough for supporting me throughout this year.

"It was sad to inform him of my decision and to not get the chance to catch up with him in person."

The Bulls may not decide to replace Siejka until later in the season and could go into the 2016 campaign with Adrian Purtell alongside Gaskell as their first-choice halves, although Huddersfield's Kyle Wood has again been linked with a move to Odsal.

Chev Walker is set to be confirmed as part of Lowes' coaching team after he began in the role earlier this week.