We’re already looking good for big kick-off

certainly a step up from the game against Dewsbury,” said Stone.

“We played a lot more of the senior boys against Wakefield and we got plenty out of it.

“If there was a disappointment it was the way we defended our own line at times and to concede as many points as we did.

“It was probably not perfect, but what we wanted was to give the boys time out on the field, so it gave us that chance and now we move to the next stage.

“Possibly we will take first-teamers to Workington, ideally because I would like to see most of our forwards get two games under their belts.

“We will see how things are and we may have to protect ourselves a little bit as we are getting close to that first Super League game at Hull.”

Stone added: “We are comfortable with where we are, we know we have got plenty of room for improvement.

“Also we have got a few boys still to come back into the side and they will make a bit of difference, but the Wakefield game was a good exercise – and we came through unscathed.

“Overall we will have a good look at that performance and we need to improve in terms of discipline in defence and our ball control, a bit of focus on the process.”

And some of the club’s emerging young stars have impressed Stone over the two matches.

“Jacob Wardle played his first game in about 18 months at Wakefield and ended up out on the left wing in the second half, and he did pretty well,” added Stone.

“Matty English has also come on in both the two warm-up games and has done pretty well, and he did a decent job at Wakefield.”