NRL legends rip into footy star for shocking mid-game act: 'He should get a job on Neighbours'
Reece Walsh was the standout as the Broncos charged to an epic second-half comeback, despite conceding four tries in the first half.
Cronulla took a firm grip on the match early on, with Siosifa Talakai crossing the try line after four minutes before William Kennedy scored a brace of tries.
The Broncos soon found their momentum, with Josiah Karapani finishing off a well-worked move out wide.
However, Hynes, stepping up in defence, appeared to throw himself to the floor and appealed to the officials for an obstruction penalty.
The referees looked to the Bunker, who decided against awarding Cronulla a penalty and disallowing the try.
Voss, meanwhile, fumed at the act, claiming Hynes should get a job working on the TV show Neighbours for his acting.
'We can't let him get away with this,' Andrew Voss said to Fox Sports.
'I know we have seen things similar before but please. If this is given a no-try he gets an acting job with Neighbours.
'Everyone stops and throws their arms up, what have we created here?'
After the Bunker ruled that no foul had been committed by the Broncos, Voss expressed his relief in the commentary box.
'I think that's a hallelujah moment for the game on obstruction and I hope that everyone learns a lesson there,' he added.
Cooper Cronk agreed with Voss, lumping praise on the referee.
'Nicho Hynes has gone to act as if he's been obstructed,' he said.
'Well done referee, well done bunker. Cronulla Sharks are looking for a shortcut.'
The result leaves the Sharks sixth in the NRL ladder, with coach Craig Fitzgibbon hoping that his side can deliver better performances to make the top four.
'We've just got to focus on getting a better performance at the minute,' he told reporters.
'Whatever anyone else says about us we can't control.
'We've been unsettled the whole year, for different reasons. I don't want to sit here and make excuses about it, I want to do something about it.'
When Sharks hooker Blayke Brailey darted over from dummy half to secure a 28-12 lead in the 56th minute, the Broncos appeared cooked in front of 39,042 fans at Suncorp Stadium.
Instead, the Broncos scored four tries in 18 minutes, with Walsh setting up two, to usurp the Sharks in fifth position.
Sharks forward Teig Wilton went to hospital in the first half after suffering blurred vision from an eye injury, before winger Sione Katoa had a brain explosion on the cusp of halftime. He was sin-binned for a ridiculous touch on Ezra Mam when he was lying in the ruck.
The Broncos were too daft to make the most of it. Instead, Brailey darted over from close range and the result appeared secured, but the Sharks then fell apart.
Winger Ronaldo Mulitalo was ruled to have knocked on and Walsh made the Sharks pay with a bullet pass to centre Gehamat Shibasaki.
Skipper Adam Reynolds then darted and weaved in traffic and threw a basketball-style pass for Karapani to score his second try double in as many weeks. Reynolds landed it from the sideline for a 30-28 lead.
When Walsh carved through Hynes to set up Shibasaki for his second, it was all over.
The first half was a bizarre affair, with the Sharks leading 22-12 at the break.
Brisbane's kicking game and line speed were poor, with fullback Walsh giving up two seven-tackle sets.
The Sharks attacked with freedom, halves Trindall and Hynes both playing leading roles.
Trindall laid on the pass for centre Siosifa Talakai to score. He was at it again to put Wilton through a gaping hole, and fullback William Kennedy finished it off for a 10-0 lead.
The Sharks opened the scoring through Talakai after Broncos winger Jesse Arthars spilt a bomb.
Kennedy scored his second with a classic after Hynes sent second-rower Briton Nikora on his merry way.
Trindall did the same for Hynes to stroll through for a 22-6 lead after Broncos hooker Cory Paix darted over from dummy half for the softest try you will ever see.
Mam scored on the cusp of halftime to keep the home side in it.
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