NRL: Craig Fitzgibbon says the team is responsible for allowing Nicho Hynes to find his best footy in the finals.
Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon is adamant his team’s finals hopes won’t rise or fall only on the performance of Nicho Hynes but declared “he’s won us plenty of games” as the Dally M winner faces another big-game challenge against Melbourne Storm .
Cronulla is also yet to win a final with Hynes at halfback, losing twice in 2022 as the Sharks made a straight-sets exit, then again in 2023, a four-point loss to the Roosters.Hynes missed seven games in the back end of the NRL season with a fractured leg, watching on as his teammates worked to another top-four finish and set up another double chance at finals redemption.
“To go in to a game pinning your hopes on one player, if that’s the narrative, that’s the narrative, but we need to play like a team,” Fitzgibbon said in Melbourne on Friday morning.“We’re playing Melbourne Storm down here and if you don’t have a whole team performance it won’t matter how well Nicho plays. I think his team needs him to play well, and I’m pretty confident Nicho will play for the team and if the team is playing well, you’ll see the best of him.
“What Nicho’s done really well is come back in and work for the team and I think our team’s flourished with his return a little bit.
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