Craig Fitzgibbon praises Nicho Hynes for leading Cronulla to an NRL preliminary final victory.
Craig Fitzgibbon claims Nicho Hynes deserves more praise after the halfback shook off the scars of finals campaigns past to power Cronulla into an NRL preliminary final.
Hynes turned Saturday's 32-12 semi-final win over Canberra on its head late in the first half when he set up Ronaldo Mulitalo for the Sharks' opener and then crossed for a try of his own.
The No.7 has been a punching bag for the Sharks' September struggles under Fitzgibbon - they had won just one of six finals games across the last three seasons prior to this year - and had been accused of failing to fire when it mattered most.