
Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon says star halfback Nicho Hynes has grown from his "brutal" State of Origin axing and would be ready if NSW called upon him for game three.
Hynes appeared to be the Blues' back-up halves option after being picked at No.14 for the series opener, only for NSW coach Brad Fittler to look past the reigning Dally M Medallist after Nathan Cleary's hamstring injury, dumping him altogether for Parramatta's Mitch Moses.