
Coach Craig Bellamy has lauded his "new Nicho Hynes" with Nick Meaney emerging as one of Melbourne's most valuable players.
Joining the Storm this season as a replacement for Hynes, who linked with Cronulla, Meaney is the side's Mr Fix-it having played in the halves, on the wing and at fullback where he has replaced injured star Ryan Papenhuyzen for the past six weeks.