Hunt is no Thurston, Dragons got desperate and opened the chequebook.
He has won nothing, competed in 2 grand finals (both as the chief playmaker), both games were lost in golden point. Never kicked a field goal in his 150+ first grade games, he's tried many of times but he just goes to water when the game is there to be won, which is something you definitely don't want to see in a halfback. He has to have one of the worst kicking games in the comp for a starting half, occasionally he'll produce a nice kick but you wouldn't be putting your money on it, he is wildly inconsistent with his kicking. His best plays are all based around his running and passing game, I find it ironic that the true success that Dragons do or don't have going forward will be heavily reliant on Widdop's ability to carry a bloke in the side who is earning more cash than him (in a very similar role, I might add). Even then, Widdop himself was rubbish last season, who's to say his form this season wasn't just to get that new contract?
TLDR; Hunt is a good player, great running and passing game but can't kick to save his life, also comes up with ridiculously bad plays when the pressure is on, he is the sole reason we lost the GF in 2015, he gifted them the field position for the try, then dropped the ball which led to the field goal to seal the deal. 1 million dollars for 6 years? Take him.
Now, when I said get injured, I wasn't wishing him to snap an achilles or pop and ACL or anything like that, I just think it's best for the club if we go through this season without him, Nikorima has been doing a great job. I don't see Bennett giving him the Justin Hodges treatment back to QLD Cup though, so Nikorima will have to bide his time as a utility.
