{"id":752657,"date":"2026-06-22T10:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/752657\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T10:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:23:30","slug":"hunt-signs-on-through-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/752657\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunt Signs On Through 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Hunt will continue his career at the Brisbane Broncos in 2027 after signing a one-year contract extension to stay at the Club through to the end of next season.<\/p>\n

Hunt is one of the game\u2019s most experienced players, with more than 360 NRL matches, 20 State of Origin appearances for Queensland and 15 Australian caps\u00a0to his name.<\/p>\n

Since he debuted for the Broncos as a 19-year-old in 2009, Hunt has gone on to play almost 220 games for the Club which was highlighted by his first NRL premiership last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Hunt said his passion for the Broncos and the game remained as strong as ever.<\/p>\n


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The Broncos have always been home for me and I\u2019m incredibly grateful for everything this Club has given me over the years.<\/p>\n


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\u201cI love being part of this group, I still feel like I\u2019ve got plenty to offer and my body feels great.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoy helping the younger players develop and navigate their own journeys in the NRL.”<\/p>\n


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Broncos General Manager of Recruitment and Pathways Simon Scanlan said Hunt\u2019s influence goes beyond his on-field performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBen\u2019s experience and leadership are invaluable to our squad,\u201d\u00a0Scanlan said.<\/p>\n


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He leads with a calmness and professionalism that only comes from spending so many years at the highest level, and the younger players benefit from having him around.<\/p>\n


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\u201cHis versatility and football IQ provide great value and depth to the squad, but just as importantly, he sets high standards every day and continues to have a huge impact on our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ben Hunt will continue his career at the Brisbane Broncos in 2027 after signing a one-year contract extension…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":752658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-752657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}