'I noticed the hair first': Remembering Karmichael Hunt's NRL debut ahead of his long-awaited return

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The Brisbane Broncos are running second-last in the NRL with no path up the ladder. Karmichael Hunt's return, if nothing else, at least reminds us of better times, writes Georgie Tunny.

It remains one of the biggest shocks in Australian sport, from Steeden to Sherrin.

Avatar had not been released, iPads were not created and Instagram did not exist the last time Hunt wore maroon and gold.But it is his time away from the Broncos, more than his past NRL success at the club that new coach Kevin Walters is banking on ahead of his return to rugby league against the Canberra Raiders.

"We've got to be strong enough mentally to get ourselves around that," Walters said, with the less experienced Tyson Gamble or Cory Paix set to step in.

 

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