Broncos star Ben Hunt is in serious doubt for Game I of the State of Origin series after suffering a hamstring injury in Brisbane’s loss to Souths.
Hunt pulled up quickly while chasing a kick, sustaining a non-contact injury.
Early reports suggest a hamstring injury for the playmaker, which is some good news given it was feared it could be much worse.
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“He’s pulled up. I don’t want to say Achilles but there was nothing else,” Greg Alexander said in commentary.
“It wasn’t a knee, it wasn’t a twist to the ankle, it wasn’t anything else.
“That is something serious for him to leave the field immediately.”
As Fox League’s Dan Ginnane noted, Hunt’s injury creates plenty of Origin ramifications.
With the squad for Game I announced in 10 days, Hunt is against it to be fit enough.
Melbourne hooker Harry Grant is also under an injury cloud, although he’s expected to be right for the series opener.
Hunt will go for scans this weekend.
If he has to miss time, it means Ezra Mam will likely slot into five-eighth for the struggling Broncos next week.
Mam hasn’t played this season after serving a nine-game NRL suspension.
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