Braydon Trindall Guides Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Past Warriors 10-8

The cronulla sutherland sharks kept rolling without Nicho Hynes, beating the Warriors 10-8 on Saturday night in Auckland. The result was their 11th win in their last 12 games without the halfback and again put Braydon Trindall at the center of the finish.

Braydon Trindall in Auckland

Trindall handled the wet and slippery conditions with a superb kicking game and marshalled the Sharks’ attack with great efficiency. He finished the job with the match-winning two point field goal, a decisive strike in a game decided by a single score.

That was the difference in Auckland. The Sharks did not need a runaway night to extend the pattern; they needed control, patience and one cleaner finish than the Warriors managed.

Nicho Hynes and the Sharks

Hynes was missing from the win, yet the Sharks still found enough organization to leave Auckland with two points. His absence has not stopped them from winning regularly, and this was their 11th victory in 12 games without him.

He is expected to come straight back when he is over his injury, which leaves Cronulla with a selection call that is harder to ignore after another result like this. Trindall’s role has grown when Hynes is out, and Saturday night added another clean example of how that setup has worked.

Ashley Klein refereed the match as the Sharks protected the narrow lead in difficult conditions. For Cronulla, the immediate takeaway is simple: the numbers without Hynes are no longer a small sample, and the latest 10-8 win only makes that record harder to brush aside.