JUST how good is this Warrington Wolves side?

We may not discover the complete answer to that question for another few weeks, but all they can do for now is provide evidence that they are building something special.

In another routine dismissal of the latest challengers to their unbeaten start, though, they showed a few signs that there is still plenty to work on ahead of upcoming clashes with Super League’s biggest guns.

But first, the positives and once again, there were plenty of them.

Warrington Guardian:

Any fears of complacency setting in against an out-of-sorts Hull FC side were cast away almost from the get-go as Warrington left their calling card on another victim.

Powerful drives through the middle to generate relentless ruck speed and allow their ball players to do their thing – as many opposition coaches have said, you know what’s coming but stopping it is a different matter altogether.

Was the first-half rout more down to Wire being good or Hull being abject? There was a fair helping of both but while they were too hot for their visitors to handle, it felt like there were still gears the home side could go to if needed.

Five tries, all brilliant in their own way and a 28-0 half-time scoreline – not for the first time, the game was all but won by the break to leave fans hopeful of a 50 or 60-point shellacking against battered and beaten opponents.

Warrington Guardian:

And that brings us nicely to the main lesson Daryl Powell will want his side to take from this game.

Some credit has to go to Hull for improving in the second half and at least salvaging some pride, but Wire got a little bit sloppy and couldn’t quite nail their opponents down by building pressure.

The better sides will punish any drop-off in skill and concentration and with games against three of them coming up next, that is an area of their game they will have to improve.

They will no doubt be working on that and perhaps that sharpener of focus was a good thing for them – as Daryl Powell put it in his post-match press conference, “sometimes it can take a smack on the nose to straighten you up again.”

Warrington Guardian:

He will hope that is the case ahead of a fortnight that will not necessarily define his side’s season – it is only April after all – but will at the very least give an indicator as to how they size up against some established measuring sticks.

It is as though they have been in a schoolyard arm-wrestling contest, dispatching opponent after opponent and asking who’s next. Now, the big kids are approaching the table.

So to attempt an answer at the original question – the evidence in front of us suggests this year’s Warrington Wolves are without doubt a fine side.

How fine? We’re about to find out.