CHRIS Hicks wants to keep the good times rolling after celebrating the birth of his first child with a try on his Wolves debut against Hull.

Hicks was pretty happy with life when his wife gave birth to baby daughter Emilia two days before Friday's Super League opener at The Halliwell Jones Stadium.

And a well-taken first-half try, which helped to secure victory on his Super League debut, rounded off a fantastic few days for the 30-year-old Australian as he started a new chapter in his life.

"It's been a special week," said the winger, who also finished well for a second-half try that was disallowed for an infringement earlier in the move.

"My wife gave birth on the Wednesday morning, so it was a big couple of days.

"I was glad she got it out of the way early in the week so I could concentrate on the game on Friday!

"It would have been horrible otherwise, I would have had to have missed the game.

"It feels pretty good at the moment, things are going well and I just hope they keep going that way.

"It's a bit weird having a little family now and it's a new start for me at Warrington so I'm really looking forward to this year, ripping in and performing well.

"It was encouraging for us to start the season like that and it's always good to get over the line, although I was a bit disappointed that they disallowed the second one.

"And the atmosphere was awesome. It really lifts you when you run out and see a full house, especially with the way they sing over here."

Hicks' impressive finishing gave an early indication that Henry Fa'afili may not be missed as much as some first feared.

But the former Manly player knows nothing has been achieved after one game and is now looking forward to the trip to St Helens.

And he is keen that Wolves do not waste the good start they have made.

"I'm pretty confident we won't let that happen," said Hicks.

"It was a good start but it only takes a week in footy to play badly and undo all the good work.

"It's very important to keep it going over the season. We want to keep taking small steps to reach the ultimate goal."