Pretty sure it was Badel doing Badel things.
after actually reading the article, i'd like to change my answer if I may. it is 1000% Badel doing Badel things, in fact he has probably ramped up the Badel things in this article. yeah sure, the quotes from Hunt could potentially be taken as him weighing up his Origin future ... right up until he says that he will always put his hand up for QLD, I don't know about you guys. but sounds pretty definitive to me.
But don't take my word for it, Hunt can tell you himself. when "asked if the 2025 series will be his farewell to State of Origin" Hunt said:
“I’m not too sure.
“At some stage I will have to make a decision on State of Origin.
“Right now I want to get into next year, have a fresh start at the Broncos and see how the start of the season is going and that will take care of Origin level.”
“It’s the ultimate arena of our game and I love playing for Queensland,”
“It’s hard to say no to Origin, but it’s important I feel up to it within myself.
“I won’t play if I’m not up to it and I feel I will let the team down.
“If I’m still feeling good in myself,
I will always put my hand up for Queensland.”
FTR, Madge also supports Hunt playing for QLD, he said:
“I fully support ‘Hunty’ if he wants to play for Queensland,” said Maguire, who led NSW to Origin series glory this year before quitting to take up the Broncos job.
“I would never deny anyone the chance to play Origin, you learn so much in that arena, so if Hunty is picked for Queensland that’s great.”
