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Former Dragons captain Ben Hunt and coach Shane Flanagan.

Hunt fires back at Flanagan after copping blame for Dragons woes

The Red V coach said during the week the club’s roster issues were down to the former captain walking out on the club in 2024. Ben Hunt isn’t having any of it.

  • Danny Weidler

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Adam Reynolds revealed it was the Broncos’ playing group who determined Josiah Karapani’s fate.

‘Culture comes first’: Reynolds reveals how players sealed Karapani’s fate

The Broncos’ skipper has revealed the squad’s reaction to a late-night incident involving the young winger, while Ben Hunt has opened up about his own future.

  • Nick Wright
Broncos halves composite

A new signing cost Broncos their next big thing. Hunt believes it was worth it

The loss of a hyped talent to gain another has the endorsement of veteran Ben Hunt, who also weighed in on his future beyond 2026.

  • Nick Wright
Ben Hunt caught by Reece Walsh.

When Ben Hunt was knocked out in grand final, Reece Walsh was there to save him too

With eight minutes to go, the Brisbane veteran was knocked to the ground. When he tried to get up, Reece Walsh caught him.

  • Frances Howe
Broncos grand final celebrations.

Props at centre. Star halves broken. This is the tale of a grand final miracle

Brisbane lost interchanges, two elite playmakers, and didn’t know who was playing in numerous positions. We go behind the scenes of one of the great grand final triumphs.

  • Dan Walsh
Ben Hunt’s only grand final appearance ended in heartache in 2015.

Ben Hunt wants to atone for his grand final howler. Others haven’t been so lucky

Grand finals are usually about the winners, but every now and again a player or official is remembered for all the wrong reasons.

  • Robert Dillon
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Ben Hunt and Adam Reynolds

NRL is the one country for old men as clubs struggle to find young talent

We’re only round one in, and teams have yet to be hit by injuries, but it’s obvious there’s not enough talent to expand the competition.

  • Neil Breen
Dragons coach Shane Flanagan

Eleven straight premierships is Shane Flanagan’s cross to bear

In the first of an occasional series, Roy Masters will go head-to-head with the NRL coaches. Today Shane Flanagan discusses the weight of expectations on being the coach of the Dragons and what he aims to achieve in 2025.

  • Roy Masters
Paul Vautin with long-time colleague and mate Peter Sterling

‘Fatty’ Vautin was a TV trailblazer. The silence from some after his retirement says a lot

After more than three decades of entertaining viewers - the Manly and Queensland favourite has called it a day.

  • Danny Weidler
Dragons captain Ben Hunt.

The $30 investment that led Hunt back to the Broncos

Knowing they had to pull at Ben Hunt’s heartstrings, the Broncos killed the fatted calf for their prodigal son.

  • Adrian Proszenko