The tough Maroons hooker from the outback is set to join the likes of Wally Lewis and Mal Meninga in Queensland's esteemed 20-game club tomorrow night, earning himself the prestigious Dick Turner Medal.
Queensland will face New South Wales in the State of Origin series decider at Lang Park in Brisbane on Wednesday night.
It might be small, but it's home to one of the best and toughest rugby league players ever to pull on a Maroons jersey. "You look at the list of guys that have made it and to be in their company … I'm very honoured to be able to share that Tosser medal ."The 34-year-old said making his Origin debut off the bench for Queensland in the 2017 decider in Brisbane remained one of his career highlights.Hunt's rise to Queensland greatness is no surprise to his former junior coach.
"Ben was always a special player and the tougher the competition got, the better he played — he's always been a tough little bugger," Hansen said. "I was actually running the dorm that he was in and I caught him with a hacksaw blade cutting his plaster off and I said, 'What are you doing mate?' and he said, 'I got to get this off, I'm playing'.""Ben comes from a really good family and he's always been very humble and never forgotten where he came from," Hansen said.As he edges closer to the end of his career, Hunt is unsure whether this will be his final campaign in maroon.
"Come Wednesday night, it's going to be a real tight battle — it's going to be a tough game and one that both teams are going to be up for," he said."We just need to draw on everything we can and really embrace the crowd at Suncorp and go out and get a win."It is our home ground and a place where you don't like to lose. It brings out the best in us.
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