Nicho Hynes has conceded he might without end be often known as a participant who has did not win large video games, however insists his finals efficiency in opposition to Melbourne was not as dangerous as made out.
Hynes has once more develop into probably the most scrutinised participant within the NRL in latest days after slumping to a fourth straight loss as Cronulla halfback in finals matches.
The Sharks’ 37-10 defeat to Melbourne on Saturday even prompted former Kangaroos Take a look at No.7 Greg Alexander to name for Hynes to be dropped from the halves for Friday’s semifinal in opposition to North Queensland.
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Hynes on Tuesday stated he had not heard Alexander’s feedback however was adamant they didn’t faze him and that he felt halfback was his long-term place.
However Hynes did admit that he feared a tag of not producing in large video games would comply with him for the remainder of his profession, after Cronulla’s qualifying-final loss.
The Sharks had been knocked out in straight units in 2022 and within the first week of final yr’s finals.
“It is a tag that can without end be there for the remainder of the profession,” Hynes stated.
“From 2022, I used to be nonetheless recent and had solely performed halfback for 20 video games. In that Cowboys [qualifying final] I felt like I performed a fairly good recreation however we did not get the end result.
“The Roosters recreation final yr was related, we solely misplaced by a area aim as effectively.
“The sport on the weekend was one the place I most likely wanted to be higher and I will personal that efficiency.
“However as a workforce as a complete, we must be higher. I believe that they had 73 per cent possession and accomplished 44 of 46 [sets] and we had 12 errors.”
Hynes stated his greatest error within the recreation was failing to seek out contact from a penalty within the first half, however in any other case believed his recreation was not too dangerous.
“That is most likely the one factor that I can look again on and assume that is the place I made an error,” Hynes stated.
“I can not see some other time.
“I believe the ball discovered me on the final once we had been on our personal 40 [metre line and ran it], however I did not take the brief aspect.
“I am most likely getting ridiculed for that as effectively.
“It’s what it’s. Everybody goes to speak about my recreation and the sport management, however I do not assume we had been in that recreation for lots of it. Everybody will hold speculating.”
Hynes has deleted social media since coming back from an ankle harm final month, and stayed off it extra in 2024 than in earlier years.
And the No.7 stated he was uncertain why he attracted extra scrutiny than most different gamers within the NRL, significantly since he was dropped after the NSW State of Origin I loss this yr.
“I do not wish to go on [social media] and seek for somebody to speak detrimental about me or optimistic. It is simply pointless,” Hynes stated.
“[The scrutiny] comes with the job, it comes with the profile.
“All I try to do is get up daily pleased and try to make a optimistic affect on individuals’s lives and play some good footy.
“And a few individuals wish to deliver you down for it.
“That’s their downside. It’s what it’s, I can not change that. I can solely management what I can management and be a optimistic particular person.”
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