He has been given the keys to Cronulla. But how do the Sharks get the best out of their $1 million-a-year man?
Former assistant coach parted ways with North Queensland after a drink-driving incident,but continues to work with playmaker Tom Dearden to help the club to a premiership.
He lives in the land of giants as a featherweight rugby league hooker,but Blayke Brailey is putting together a remarkable streak in a typically unremarkable manner.
The only way for the Sharks and their star player to prove the detractors wrong is to win a big game. But it doesn’t need to be a big fix for Hynes.
Cronulla’s back five are not the tallest or heaviest in the NRL – but few backlines get through more work.
High-profile commentators may be calling for Nicho Hynes’ head,but the Cronulla playmaker is not listening.
Storm skipper Harry Grant was not taking much credit for his three-try performance in the club’s qualifying final win over Cronulla on Saturday as Melbourne’s team-first attack is pushing them towards another premiership.
The NRL is set to schedule the Cronulla-North Queensland semi-final on Friday night at Allianz Stadium – just metres away from the SCG,where the Swans and Power will do battle for a place in the AFL grand final.
The NRL risks the embarrassing scenario of the Sharks playing in front of less than 15,000 fans at Allianz Stadium while the Swans have a full house next door.
The Storm were too good for the Sharks scoring a 37-10 and securing a place in the preliminary final in two weeks time while the Sharks will have to fight for their season in a semi-final in Sydney next weekend.
Less than 24 hours after Nathan Cleary produced a superstar return for the Panthers,Jahrome Hughes was at his lethal best as the Melbourne Storm blew away Cronulla 37-10.