A SECOND-ROW partnership of Ben Currie and Jack Hughes in years ahead strikes a good balance.

Currie’s form has been one of the plus-points of Warrington’s below-par year, while Hughes has stood tall in a strong Huddersfield pack.

Six-footers, athletic, pacey, durable and 80-minute performers, both are demanding the eye of England coach Steve McCormack.

With Currie aged 21, and Hughes aged 23, the way Tony Smith is shaping the side for years to come is clear.

Simon Grix will be like a new signing next year, having been ruled out with his recovery from that horrific spiral fracture at St Helens last season, and with further competition in the second row from 23-year-old James Laithwaite, 20-year-old Joe Philbin and 19-year-old Sam Wilde, it’s looking healthy.

We should expect to see more of Ben Westwood and Ben Harrison in the front row next season, alongside Ashton Sims and Chris Hill.

George King and Anthony England will continue to develop in the role too.

Wolves need at least one more in my view and I suspect that is the area the club are focused on for any further team strengthening ahead of 2016.

Seasons down the line, I reckon Philbin will move up front and I believe there’s a chance Wilde could fall into that mould too depending on how his physique matures.

Tom Lineham arriving from Hull to take on the right-wing berth next year appears to signal more regular time in the centres for Joel Monaghan and if you put Hughes on that side of the field too – potentially running off another new signing in Kurt Gidley – it looks quite a powerful line-up to me.

I suspect Chris Sandow will continue to show up on the left, where he did on his debut against Leeds.

Nobody should expect to see the best of him until he has got to know his teammates properly and got a full pre-season with the club under his belt.

In a heavily defeated team last week, I thought he did okay. He should be able to learn so much on the team aspects at this time while also catching a few out with the special plays he has up his sleeve.

However, the way he was slaughtered for his display by some elements of the Australian media was a disgrace, highlighting that he had been jeered by supporters.

That is clearly some lack of understanding in the nature of the English crowds and taunting by home fans to opposition players.

Well, Chrissy, if that’s the way they want to treat one of their own countrymen, you’re better off here and proving the NRL’s loss is Super League’s gain – in much the same way Joel Monaghan did.