Veteran Ben Hunt has been frustrated by chopping and changing positions at Brisbane but it has not dampened his spirits or the desire to play on in 2027.
The 36-year-old has played most of his 359 NRL games as a starting half but already this season has appeared at five-eighth, off the bench, halfback and then back to the bench.
Last year he was brilliant at hooker, No.6 and No.7 before shining at five-eighth in the Broncos' grand final win.
"It is frustrating in some aspects but I have done it before through my career at different stages," Hunt said ahead of Saturday's away clash with Gold Coast where he is on the bench again.
"As frustrating as it is doing that, it is something I am used to. I just have to get on with it."
With Parramatta's Jonah Pezet on his way to the club next year to play halfback and hooker Cory Paix just re-signed for another two years, Hunt is unsure if he'll be able to hold down one position through what is left of his career.
"I hope it happens but the way it is going I don't know," he said.
"We will have to wait and see. I am not the coach and I am not in the performance staff. I am not pulling the strings. I am here to do my job and wherever I am asked to go that week I will go and do the best I can."
The challenging situation has not diminished off-contract Hunt's desire to play on in 2027.
"Not at all. I am still pretty keen to play next year at the moment," he said
The Australian cricket team in the mid-1980s lost Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh to retirement in one hit and struggled for five seasons.
Hunt is aware captain Adam Reynolds will retire and star prop Payne Haas will leave for South Sydney at the end of the year, so his nous and professionalism will be vital.
"I guess there is a little bit of that, obviously losing two great leaders of this club and not just great players," he said.
"They know what it means to be a professional rugby league player, so losing guys like that will definitely take a toll."
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