Karmichael Hunt

Karmichael Hunt

Hunt in 2004
Personal information
Full name	Karmichael Neil Matthew Hunt
Nickname	K
Born	(1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 30) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Fullback, Wing, Five-eighth, Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004–09 Brisbane Broncos 125 53 0 1 213 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–08 Australia 11 4 0 0 16 2006–09 Queensland 10 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Position	Centre, Wing, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–10 Biarritz Olympique 15 3 0 0 15 2015– Queensland Reds 19 1 0 1 8 2015– Brisbane City 9 4 0 0 20 Total 43 8 0 1 43 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009 French Barbarians 1 0 0 0 0
Australian rules football
Position	Midfielder, Defender
Club Years Team Pld G 2011–14 Gold Coast 44 6
As of 2013 Source: Rugby League Project, It's Rugby, AFL - Footy Wire

Karmichael Hunt
Personal information
Original team(s)	Gold Coast (VFL)
Height / weight	186 cm / 92 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2011–2014	Gold Coast	44 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Karmichael Neil Matthew Hunt (born 17 November 1986) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional football player, currently playing Rugby Union for the Queensland Reds in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition.

Hunt was formerly best known as a rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL). He primarily played in the fullback position, but has also played in the Centres, on the wing, at five-eighth and at halfback. He played in the NRL for Brisbane from 2004 to 2009 and was part of the Broncos' competition-winning team in 2006. He has represented the Queensland Maroons in the State of Origin series and the Australian Kangaroos at international level.

Hunt made his NRL debut in the 2004 and played every game that season, winning the Dally M Rookie of the Year award. In a controversial move, Hunt chose to play for Australia instead of his native New Zealand, citing a lifelong dream of playing for Queensland in State of Origin. Hunt's performance in the 2006 NRL season resulted in his selection for Queensland and Australia between 2006–2009.

In June 2009, Hunt expressed a desire to leave the NRL competition and it was speculated he would play rugby overseas. However, he announced in July 2009 that he had signed a lucrative three-year playing and promotional contract with Australian Football League expansion team, Gold Coast whose inaugural season would be 2011. In 2010, while contracted to the Gold Coast, he played a season with Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 French rugby union competition. Hunt was named in the Courier Mail 2011 Queensland Australian rules football Team of the Year. Overall, however, his 4-year stint in the AFL was subject to mixed reviews.