We'll see. NL1 looks a lot stronger this year, but Widnes is probably the strongest NL team on paper i've ever seen.
Though they wont play any teams as weak as Blackpool when the season proper gets underway. Blackpool will probably finish in the bottom 3 or 4 of NL2.
But NL1 will be tight. Besides for relegated Leigh, Hull KR will be pretty strong, Whitehaven were runners up last year and Halifax came home pretty well last year. So it wont be all smooth sailing for Widnes.
BTW, good to see the Kenyan getting a hatrick.