believes the Blues would be making a mistake by dropping halfback Nicho Hynes for State of Origin Game II. Hynes’ second Origin outing didn’t go to plan and it was barely an improvement on his
horror debut off the bench in Game I last year where his missed tackle resulted in a Queensland try.
NSW’s Game I on Wednesday couldn’t have gone much worse, with ÂÂ seven minutes into the Origin opener after his
shoulder made direct contact with Reece Walsh’s head. With a man advantage for
the more than 70 minutes that followed, Queensland ran away with the game, scoring aIn the Origin opener, Hynes’ kicking game and game management came under the microscope as apart from a well-placed kick to Zac Lomax for one of the Blues’ two tries, he looked lost and struggled to make any significant impact on the match. But Cherry-Evans – who was the man of the match in Origin I – says his opposite number put in a good performance considering the circumstances.
The Maroons skipper mentored Hynes during last year’s end-of-season Kangaroos camp and urged Maguire to keep faith in his No.7. “Nicho was extremely competitive and he worked so hard out there,” Cherry-Evans
