Young NRL gun Nicho Hynes has opened up about hitting 'rock bottom' and battling suicidal thoughts after finding himself broke, depressed and alone in a foreign town.
The 24-year-old, from the NSW Central Coast, started playing rugby league when he was five years old and the game was all he 'thought of and dreamt of'.
He went on to turn his dreams into a reality when he debuted with the Melbourne Storm in 2019 - but his road to success was not without its obstacles.
The five-eighth sat down with ThNks. Collective to share how he dealt with crippling depression as he struggled to process the tragic death of his stepfather as a child and a criminal mum who was in and out of jail for most of his childhood.