Craig Fitzgibbon has shut down claims star halfback Nicho Hynes fails to deliver in the big games having warned the Sharks are primed for a deep NRL finals run ahead of their clash with the Storm on Saturday. The Sharks have produced in recent weeks having won five of their last six outings to finish the NRL season. There only loss in the last six games came against the Warriors in the final play of the game. One of the form teams entering the finals, the Sharks will play minor premiers the Storm in the first round of the NRL finals. And coach Fitzgibbon has praised his team for finding form at the right time of the season. "The last two years we've probably almost limped into the finals, players in, players out," Fitzgibbon said ahead of the clash with Melbourne. "This year we've got a bit of energy about us and we feel like we've surged through the back end of the year with energy." And Fitzgibbon knows all eyes will be on Hynes as he enters another NRL finals campaign with question marks hovering over his ability to deliver when it matters. Hynes was selected for State of Origin Game 1 this year, but was dropped for the remainder of the series after an underwhelming performance in the game's biggest arena. He has also come under question a number of times for the Sharks having failed to deliver when the game has been on the line. However, Hynes returned from injury two few weeks ago and looks fresh with the halfback producing one of his best games of the season in the Sharks' demolition of Manly last week. And Fitzgibbon believes Hynes is an invaluable player for the team as they look to quell doubts surrounding their title credentials. "He hasn't had that many (big games) so he might not have yet, but that's not to say he can't in the future," the Sharks coach said of Hynes.
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