For captain Liam Farrell, this is a 17th Super League campaign with the Cherry-and-Whites.

He has a cupboard full of silverware but it does not stop the 35-year-old from wiping the slate clean every year and going again.

Farrell has stepped into the centres after an early injury to Jake Wardle and he has noticed how quickly his side has come out of the traps.

“I am hoping it’s only the start,” he said. “It’s not usually a good sign if you’re playing so well at the beginning of the year.

“I’m hoping we’re going to improve from this. That’s a scary thought if we’re going to improve from here.

“Hopefully we do. We’ll take on the year and see where we end up.”

And if Wigan can step it up from these early weeks, that indeed is a scary prospect for Super League’s other 13 clubs.