Ben Hunt - Appreciation Thread

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So Hunt polled higher than Cherry Evans in the main Dally M stakes, yet he didn't get Halfback of the Year...

Right.
 
Meh, we'll have both halves awards sewn up next year.
 
I have a feeling Hunt would have won it if Hoffman was 5/8.

He had been great all year while he was there, then all of a sudden Barba gets moved to 5/8 and Hunt's form is up and down...
 
Barba didn't have anything to do with it.

The Broncos had a tough end to the season. To face off against Penrith, Canterbury, Manly, Souths and Melbourne twice was a tough ask and unfortunately Hunt was exposed on a few occasions. I also think he was guilty of getting caught up in the emotion. He was in good company too, they all tried too hard trying to come up with the knock-out blow instead of executing a gameplan but that is just the fact of the matter.
 
Super Freak said:
I have a feeling Hunt would have won it if Hoffman was 5/8.

He had been great all year while he was there, then all of a sudden Barba gets moved to 5/8 and Hunt's form is up and down...
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Thats because when we moved Barba to 5/8 we had someone who could also create an opportunity, so Hunt didn't have to do 100% of the work.
 
I'm really confident of a good showing next year for the Broncos.

The powerhouse teams we've shown we aren't afraid of (Roosters, Souths) and both lose big x-factors next year. We beat the Dogs twice this year. The loss against Penrith was a game for the taking, but for our sloppiness as a team (that Wayne Bennett will iron out).

Manly's dynasty is over with their personnel losses. Toovey's ability as a coach will come under real scrutiny rebuilding next year.

We've got the best young halves in the game next year and a killer forward pack of representative players with experience and a few young guns.

Plus we've got such a good backline that Ben Barba is surplus to our needs...
 
He tried too hard against the better teams. He killed the shitty ones, but needed back up against the quality ones, to take pressure off him, organise the side, whatever. Too bad both Barba and Hoffman were as useful as tits on the bull as actual halves.
 
subsbligh said:
I'm really confident of a good showing next year for the Broncos.

The powerhouse teams we've shown we aren't afraid of (Roosters, Souths) and both lose big x-factors next year. We beat the Dogs twice this year. The loss against Penrith was a game for the taking, but for our sloppiness as a team (that Wayne Bennett will iron out).

Manly's dynasty is over with their personnel losses. Toovey's ability as a coach will come under real scrutiny rebuilding next year.

We've got the best young halves in the game next year and a killer forward pack of representative players with experience and a few young guns.

Plus we've got such a good backline that Ben Barba is surplus to our needs...
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Still need form from our big boppers but agree with everything said.
 
http://www.broncos.com.au/news/2014/10/01/hunt_locks_in_for_three_more_years.html

BEN Hunt has capped off the biggest few days of his rugby league career by signing a new two-year extension with the NRMA Insurance Broncos.

The new contract, which includes an upgrade of his current deal for 2015, means Hunt will be in a Broncos’ jersey until at least the end of the 2017 NRL season.


It continues a sensational week for the 24-year-old, who on Monday was named to play halfback in his first international for the Prime Ministers XIII against Papua New Guinea on October 12.


That evening he featured heavily in the NRL’s night of nights, finishing equal fourth in the Dally M count in Sydney, and confirming his ascension to the list of the top players in the game.


Now Hunt has his future secured with the club he has played all his senior football with for the next three years.


“It has certainly been a week to remember,” sad Hunt today.


“I was really surprised to be named in the Prime Minister’s XIII team and then felt honoured to be mentioned alongside guys like Johnathan Thurston, Jarryd Hayne and Sam Burgess at the Dally M awards.


“Now to have my future sorted for the next three years at this great club makes it even better.


“I am really happy that this is done now, as I will be able to have a break some time before Christmas and then start working on a big pre-season for 2015.”


Broncos’ chief executive Paul White said securing a player of Hunt’s calibre for an extended period was wonderful news for the members and supporters of the club.


“Ben has shown this year why so many people had confidence in him to be able to develop to where he has,” said White.


“He was recruited by the late Cyril Connell at 15 and has been with us ever since, which is now the best part of 10 years.


“This contract extension is a reward for Ben, but also a reward for the club for the development the Broncos have put into him as both a player and a person.”
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Just some confirmation.
 
Another prize Connell signing. The man responsible for many greats playing here.
 
Even more appreciation for taking what most would consider as unders to stay with the Broncos. Make him captain now.
 
I think Ben Hunt could become a very good captain for the Broncos. He was outstandingly consistent throughout the year, been a loyal member throughout years of neglect, and is calling the shots for us very well. Captaincy can give him the the extra responsibility needed to lift his game even more as captaincy brings out the best in Hayne, Thurston and Smith.
 
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