100 per cent expecting the Storm to come for me - Hynes

Nicho Hynes expects to be targeted by his old Melbourne teammates as the Cronulla recruit prepares for his greatest test so far as an NRL halfback. Hynes will play his first game at AAMI Park since last April on Saturday night, treating the match as a Melbourne farewell after COVID-19 denied him one last year. But he is also well aware the Storm will be making a point to crash his party. A self-confessed football nerd, Hynes is adamant his three years in the Melbourne system can offer him some advantage in the blockbuster. But for every bit the 25-year-old knows about Melbourne's game, he accepts they know him just as well. "I'm 100 per cent expecting the Storm to come for me," Hynes said. "They will be sending a lot of traffic my way so I might have to wear some shoulder pads. "I'm expecting a tough reception from fans ... if you have an opposition jersey on in a different team, you're just going to cop it. "But it is what it is, I prepare myself to be up for the challenge." "I have been on the other end of teams travelling down to play. It's never an easy game," Hynes said. "Melbourne have been the benchmark for so long, it would be good to go down and challenge them. "We'll see where we're really at." "We just want to play footy, that's what we go out to do," Hynes said. "Moyza was always a great football player. He's just had an unfortunate few years with injuries. "We knew if we could get him back to where he could be, I could help him along the way. "We are combining really well. He's a footy head and so am I. There's a lot of improvement to come there too."