▁cut ▁Elli ot ts ▁playing ▁career ▁short ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁Brian ▁Smith ▁at ▁the ▁Drag ons . ▁ ▁Brad ford ▁Bull s ▁Elli ott ▁followed ▁Smith ▁to ▁the ▁Brad ford ▁Bull s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁before ▁taking ▁over ▁as ▁head ▁coach . ▁Elli ott ▁won ▁the ▁Super ▁League ▁title ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Super ▁League ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁He ▁co ached ▁the ▁Brad ford ▁Bull s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Super ▁League ▁Grand ▁Final ▁which ▁was ▁lost ▁to ▁St . ▁Hel ens . ▁ ▁Can ber ra ▁After ▁serving ▁as ▁assistant ▁to ▁Can ber ra ▁Ra iders ▁coach ▁Mal ▁Men ing a ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁N RL ▁season , ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁made ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁premi ership . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁the ▁Ra iders , ▁Can ber ra ▁won ▁ 5 9 ▁and ▁drew ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 2 5 ▁games , ▁including ▁four ▁final s ▁appearances ▁in ▁five ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Elli ott ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁co aching ▁season ▁was ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁won ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁games ▁but ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁the ▁final s ▁without ▁winning ▁a ▁game . ▁ ▁Pen r ith ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was