Paul Kent: Is Ben Hunt State of Origin’s next Mitchell Pearce?
THE harshest criticism levelled at Ben Hunt over his Origin II performance is he is the next Mitchell Pearce. Ouch! It wasn’t fair for Pearce and it isn’t fair now for Hunt, but such is the heat of the Origin cauldron. LIVE BLOG FROM 1PM.
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THE harshest statement made after Origin II?
Queensland has found their Mitchell Pearce.
Ouch.
There is no place for tissue skin in Origin. The honour of being an Origin player is all any footballer wants, but it comes at a price.
For Ben Hunt, that price is being felt today.
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And for what? A kick that went long and a failure to attack the left edge where Greg Inglis lurked and NSW defended for 10 long minutes a man short.
Such are the standards of Origin, and it might seem terribly unfair but for the fact NSW and particularly Pearce have been skewered by those same standards for a decade.
It wasn’t fair then and it isn’t fair now, but such is the heat of the Origin cauldron.