With Cronulla halves Nicho Hynes and Braydon Trindall operating brilliantly on the same wavelength, the Indigenous All Stars were in perfect synch in Townsville…
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There were big shoes to fill after Johnson dominated early, laying on two tries and threatening to deliver another down their right edge before tweaking his hamstring and leaving the field in the 34th minute with Cronulla up 18-6.
Trindall helped the Sharks lead 30-6 at halftime before surviving a second-half Dogs revival to clinch a sixth win in eight games.
The five-eighth finished with one line-break assist, a try assist and two forced drop outs while also handling goal-kicking duties, nailing eight from nine.
Trindall said he wanted to cement a starting spot in the finals run home and beyond but revealed he was already a big part of Fitzgibbon s long-term plans.