Nicho Hynes

[The Lounge Lizard]

He’s gorgeous that’s for sure.

My mirror begs to differ.....

 

[Tiger Shark]

Quite surprised at how much shape the Sharks have in attack so far - given that Fitzgibbon has come from the Roosters and they largely play fast through the middle.

We haven’t changed too much in attack from previous years. Morris was pretty good in setting up our attack, it was defence he completely ignored so Fitz hasn’t done too much with that I feel.

Also think the off season was mostly about getting defence up to scratch with only so much time to work on stuff.

And besides Fitz didn’t touch the Roosters attack so might be too much he brings over?

 

[Tiger Shark]

I thought he was overhyped - plenty of players come out of the Melbourne system and look very ordinary.

But so far he’s living up to the hype. Obviously he needs to maintain similar form across more than 3 games, but all signs are looking pretty positive.

I've never really bough into that, feel like it's mostly a myth. I think it's down to the actually player themselves.

How many good/great players have left and been just as good if not achieved more ?

-Cronk, Inglis, Folau all .
- Maloney won 2 comps and took the Warriors to a GF didn't he.
-Hynes is starting off promising.
-Finucane the same
-JAC is doing ok, remembering he's only a winger and a beneficiary of his halves
-Cheese, Bromwich bros and Kaufusi will do just fine next year.
-Kimmorley was pretty good for the Sharks, some might disagree lol
- Widdop did pretty well.
- Tohu Harris has been good for the Warriors

I'm obviously forgetting players but players do leave the Storm and go on to good or better things if they're actually good players in the first place. Just not that many good players leave the Storm. They wanted to keep Hynes and he wanted to stay but he had a few decent players in front of him.

 

[The_Frog]

We haven’t changed too much in attack from previous years. Morris was pretty good in setting up our attack, it was defence he completely ignored so Fitz hasn’t done too much with that I feel.

Also think the off season was mostly about getting defence up to scratch with only so much time to work on stuff.

And besides Fitz didn’t touch the Roosters attack so might be too much he brings over?

They look like 2018-19 Roosters when they do their sweeping backline raids. Can only be the big F.

 

[Frailty]

We haven’t changed too much in attack from previous years. Morris was pretty good in setting up our attack, it was defence he completely ignored so Fitz hasn’t done too much with that I feel.

Also think the off season was mostly about getting defence up to scratch with only so much time to work on stuff.

And besides Fitz didn’t touch the Roosters attack so might be too much he brings over?

The change in attack that I can see (so far) is that for each movement there is usually multiple options that allow the players to read the defence to make a decision on what option to take. For example:

- In the Parra game, the Sharks were finding success with a ball player sweeping behind - usually Kennedy on the right and Hynes on the left. Parra started to defend this really strongly and shutting down Hynes and Kennedy respectively. Moylan was able to read this on the last play with Parramatta going hard toward Hynes, which allowed him to send it short to Wilton for the game tying try.

- In the Dragons game, the best example of this was the Hamlin-Uele try. Sharks were setup for a movement to the left. Brailey see the defence rush up, so he puts a small grubber into the in goal that BHU pounces on. The under-appreciated part of this try is that BHU and Tolman (i think?) were already pushing up as they would have been used as decoy runners on the movement to the left.

It really appears that Fitzy has built in a system that is flexible to allow players to make use of their talents and ability to read the game. It is dependent on all players in a movement to expect the ball at any time though. This could backfire when concentration lapses.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

The change in attack that I can see (so far) is that for each movement there is usually multiple options that allow the players to read the defence to make a decision on what option to take. For example:

- In the Parra game, the Sharks were finding success with a ball player sweeping behind - usually Kennedy on the right and Hynes on the left. Parra started to defend this really strongly and shutting down Hynes and Kennedy respectively. Moylan was able to read this on the last play with Parramatta going hard toward Hynes, which allowed him to send it short to Wilton for the game tying try.

- In the Dragons game, the best example of this was the Hamlin-Uele try. Sharks were setup for a movement to the left. Brailey see the defence rush up, so he puts a small grubber into the in goal that BHU pounces on. The under-appreciated part of this try is that BHU and Tolman (i think?) were already pushing up as they would have been used as decoy runners on the movement to the left.

It really appears that Fitzy has built in a system that is flexible to allow players to make use of their talents and ability to read the game. It is dependent on all players in a movement to expect the ball at any time though. This could backfire when concentration lapses.

Helps that we have a few gifted eyes up footballers to execute the plays ad-lib. Kennedy and Hynes are getting better by the week and are still learning on the job. Don't think either of them has hit 50 games yet?

 

[soc123_au]

 

[McLovin]

Will be the worlds best player within 12 months

 

[Smug Panther]

While Papenhuyzen is a better fullback, I thought it completely f**ked Storm's momentum last year taking him out of the role when he was on fire. Glad he's going well at the Sharks.

Is he better? I don't agree

 

[McLovin]

Take Paps out of the Storm system and you get Matt Dufty

 

[Blues Riff]

Will be the worlds best player within 12 months

...or a least get to play Origin with him.

 

[Floodwaters]

Melbourne would have been keeping this lad over Ryan Pap

 

[Apey]

Is he better? I don't agree

Papenhuyzen was very good prior to his long concussion stint out of the game. I think he's a better fullback but Hynes is a better player overall.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Take Paps out of the Storm system and you get Matt Dufty

More like Dufty with a f**ked up mullet

 

[bedlam breakout]

I thought he was overhyped - plenty of players come out of the Melbourne system and look very ordinary.

like the fox for example?

 

[hineyrulz]

Nico always had far too much hair to fail.

 

[t-ba]

Trent Barrett deemed him surplus to requirements at Manly lol.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Trent Barrett deemed him surplus to requirements at Manly lol.

Probably because he wouldn’t put hair gel in his lush locks

 

[GreenMachine121]

Well, 2 wrongs don't make a right. But yes, 600k looks like a great deal on Hynes at this stage.

Was chad on 800 at sharks or now at cows ? Either way good grief

 

[some11]

Well done to the great man.

Your 2022 Dally M medalist.