Ben Hunt: The Losing Machine

[thebigredv]

I was fuming when he dropped the ball at a pivotal time which led to a raiders try but it as if he used that as motivation to go and set up multiple tries and chances of his own. Current forwards won't give him the perfect platform but he is playing great footy nonetheless. Will be one of the first picked for origin.

 

[Illusion]

I was fuming when he dropped the ball at a pivotal time which led to a raiders try but it as if he used that as motivation to go and set up multiple tries and chances of his own. Current forwards won't give him the perfect platform but he is playing great footy nonetheless. Will be one of the first picked for origin.

It was the best running game I have seen from him since coming to us ......

 

[getsmarty]

Silly thread...Ben Hunt should expect his own supporters to support him....He has been unfairly targeted for years by the media...plenty of others who are worse...eg Ash Taylor/Milford etc...

 

[Dragsters]

Silly thread...Ben Hunt should expect his own supporters to support him....He has been unfairly targeted for years by the media...plenty of others who are worse...eg Ash Taylor/Milford etc...

Too true gs.

I know commenting on this ridiculous thread only bumps it back up to the top, but its time to get behind our captain and show him the respect he deserves...

 

[Brutalitops]

Hunt has been far better for the Dragons than we deserve considering how it took 4 years to actually structure a team around him and his style and allow him to lead it

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

He played well vs the Raiders, credit where it’s due. He’s not a million dollar halfback but he’s a halfback probably a bit better than our ladder position. He’s probably a top 5-6 halfback I guess. He is with us for the next 2 years so let’s hope in 2023 we can all get a title together.

 

[getsmarty]

He played well vs the Raiders, credit where it’s due. He’s not a million dollar halfback but he’s a halfback probably a bit better than our ladder position. He’s probably a top 5-6 halfback I guess. He is with us for the next 2 years so let’s hope in 2023 we can all get a title together.

Agree , although we are not paying him 1 million...its less ..posted on here by many reliable posters with good sources...

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

Agree , although we are not paying him 1 million...its less ..posted on here by many reliable posters with good sources...

Who knows really, I’ve heard conflicting stories from many sources. The main point is he’s the best we have and not leaving so we may as well just get behind him. He definitely has a dumb kick in him here or there but was nice to see he and Norman close out the game vs the Raiders. It’s these type of close games with nice kicks into the corners to grind us out a win we have been missing in previous years. No matter what people want to say about Hook, he has definitely got Hunt firing more than Mary ever did.

 

[Ghostface Killah]

Above-average defender. Nothing more, nothing less. Should be hooker.

Dang this egg on my face tastes nice...

 

[dragon thomo]

Hunt is a quality player, he has been under a shit coach at the Dragons before Griffen arrived and he has genually been behind a beaten pack.
He may not be worth all the money he gets but he earns a fair piece of it.

 

[dragon_around]

He's the only one that showed effort last night. Every kick chase he was the first one there.

 

[OneEyedDragon]

Hunt is a quality player, he has been under a shit coach at the Dragons before Griffen arrived and he has genually been behind a beaten pack.
He may not be worth all the money he gets but he earns a fair piece of it.

I can't fault Ben's game last night against the Warriors. He gave it a red hot go from start to finish.

 

[denis preston]

He's the only one that showed effort last night. Every kick chase he was the first one there.

For me Hunt 9.5 , Vaughan 8, Lawrie 7.5, the rest...........

 

[George Dragon]

It's amazing how well Ben is playing now that he is not being berated in the sheds after every game and blamed for everything that goes wrong on the field.

 

[getsmarty]

It's amazing how well Ben is playing now that he is not being berated in the sheds after every game and blamed for everything that goes wrong on the field.

Exactly....

 

[getsmarty]

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[Reddragon]

Good to have an adult coach. Hunt is the best half back at the Club since Billy Smith. Just hasn’t played in a good system at the Dragons

 

[Brutalitops]

Feeling very vindicated this year. In reality, Hunt didn't suddenly start showing these leadership and hardworking traits this year. They were always there, and largely ignored by fans. Yes it clicked in a way it never has this season, but Hunt has been hard done by from the moment he dropped that ball in 2015.

You will find posts of mine over the last few years where I say if we built a team around Hunt and let him run it, we would unlock his potential. It is shocking to think how much of Hunt's prime we may have wasted under Mary.

 

[Gareth67]

Could not get the game but by all accounts he put everything into it and literally dragged the team by the scruff of the neck to get the 2 points . Well done Benny !

 

[blacksafake]

It's amazing how well Ben is playing now that he is not being berated in the sheds after every game and blamed for everything that goes wrong on the field.

It’s bad enough getting blamed by the fans & press but copping it from the coach in front of your teammates is disgusting.