Blue_Eyes84
Great White
He only turns up when HE wants too. Good luck to him at the Tigers. We have AFB.
Official Royce Hunt
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HaroldBishop
Megalodon
I thought he was immense until that ****ing idiotic offload.
MMsharks
Jaws
we had momentum and that offload killed that
all these little things killed us, they seemed to add up;
Western Sharkie
Jaws
good summation of this guy
Has talent but not seen often enough (overall)
AFB is an upgrade for sure.
You could see that coming a mile away.
It's like he had in his mind the moment he caught the ball he was going to get rid of it
I was screaming at the tele to hold the ball before he even attempted it!
MMsharks
Jaws
same
he was eye balling blayke to get his attention
kenny I think it was must have been onto it to. And they would have known he tries to do those offloads.
Matty C of the Shire
Great White
Good to see him in the sharks colours! Shame he couldn’t stay! Thank you for your service
GF78
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For mine, I was keeping him to come off the bench. My favorite Sharks teams always have had an enforcer:
Les Davidson
Knuckles GreenHill
Gal
& Royce when a switch flicked last year - he was a point of difference when he came on the field.
Beast mode was an apt description by fellow posters.
Yes, I can think of 3-4 offloads that he attempted that did not come off, but IMO were more then paid for by massive hits that generally turned the ball back to us.
Highlight of the season was that hit on RCG - never seen that bloke hit like that.
My gnawing concern with AFB:
Hunt was settled off the field with a young family & faith? - basically a goof fella who get white line fever when he is on the park as opposed to AFB who, well, may not have the same head space off the park - fingers crossed he has matured from his last stint in Sydney.
To have them both in 2025 - that would have been immense.
Thank you Mr Hunt, what a pleasure to see you reach your potential - all the best at the Tigers.
Les Davidson
Knuckles GreenHill
Gal
& Royce when a switch flicked last year - he was a point of difference when he came on the field.
Beast mode was an apt description by fellow posters.
Yes, I can think of 3-4 offloads that he attempted that did not come off, but IMO were more then paid for by massive hits that generally turned the ball back to us.
Highlight of the season was that hit on RCG - never seen that bloke hit like that.
My gnawing concern with AFB:
Hunt was settled off the field with a young family & faith? - basically a goof fella who get white line fever when he is on the park as opposed to AFB who, well, may not have the same head space off the park - fingers crossed he has matured from his last stint in Sydney.
To have them both in 2025 - that would have been immense.
Thank you Mr Hunt, what a pleasure to see you reach your potential - all the best at the Tigers.
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Royce Hunt
Ethan Lee Chalk
WRITER | February 4, 2025 - 10:38am
318
After four seasons and 75 games with the Cronulla Sharks, Royce Hunt will line up for his third team this season, thus creating an impending showdown with his former Sharks teammates in Round 8.
Known as a notorious hardman and enforcer, no love will be lost when Hunt takes on his former team, filled with close friends and individuals with whom he used to spend all his time.
Starting his career at the Canberra Raiders, the forward was offered a lifeline by the Sharks in 2020. There, he found career-best form for the club, making five international appearances for Samoa and playing a key role in their continued appearances in the NRL Finals.
However, his time came to a premature end at the conclusion of last season and he ended up inking a three-year contract with the Wests Tigers to line up alongside Terrell May, Fonua Pole and David Klemmer.
As the hardman prepares to go against his previous team in Round 8 at Leichhardt Oval, his former teammates are patiently waiting to face off against him, particularly Braden Hamlin-Uele.
"Royce knows what's up. Royce knows what's up," Hamlin-Uele said jokingly to Zero Tackle about the impending match with his close friend and former Sharks teammate.
"I want him to run straight at me off kick-off. He's a big boy so if I get my body in the wrong position, I'll come off second best but we'll see what happens.
"We sort of had like a running battle at training. I would give him a good shot and then he'd hit me five seconds too late off the ball but he'd still claim it."
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 19: Royce Hunt of the Sharks is tackled during the round three NRL match between Canberra Raiders and Cronulla Sharks at GIO Stadium on March 19, 2023 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)
Hunt's move to the Wests Tigers came after the Sharks informed him that, following the recruitment of Addin Fonua-Blake from the New Zealand Warriors, they didn't have the funds in the salary cap to offer him a contract extension.
Although he was a regular member of the first-grade team, the club decided to focus on retaining and growing its younger talent, such as Tuku Hau Tapuha and Jesee Colquhoun.
These players are considerably younger than him and at this point in their careers, are likely to have a longer future.
Other young forwards slowly progressing through the ranks include Jersey Flegg Cup skipper Samuel McCullock, front-rower Felix Faatili and Australian Schoolboys duo Thomas Dellow and Alex Challenor.
"I wish Royce nothing but success over there. We miss him over here and with his personality, you can tell when he's not here," Hamlin-Uele added.
"We're safe from shadowboxing and getting shin kicked in the head at training so that's one thing I don't miss.
"But Royce was a big part of our team and I'm sure he'll do great things over there at the Tigers.
‘I want him to run straight’: Shark ready to battle against former teammate
“Royce knows what’s up.”
Ethan Lee Chalk
WRITER | February 4, 2025 - 10:38am
318
After four seasons and 75 games with the Cronulla Sharks, Royce Hunt will line up for his third team this season, thus creating an impending showdown with his former Sharks teammates in Round 8.
Known as a notorious hardman and enforcer, no love will be lost when Hunt takes on his former team, filled with close friends and individuals with whom he used to spend all his time.
Starting his career at the Canberra Raiders, the forward was offered a lifeline by the Sharks in 2020. There, he found career-best form for the club, making five international appearances for Samoa and playing a key role in their continued appearances in the NRL Finals.
However, his time came to a premature end at the conclusion of last season and he ended up inking a three-year contract with the Wests Tigers to line up alongside Terrell May, Fonua Pole and David Klemmer.
As the hardman prepares to go against his previous team in Round 8 at Leichhardt Oval, his former teammates are patiently waiting to face off against him, particularly Braden Hamlin-Uele.
"Royce knows what's up. Royce knows what's up," Hamlin-Uele said jokingly to Zero Tackle about the impending match with his close friend and former Sharks teammate.
"I want him to run straight at me off kick-off. He's a big boy so if I get my body in the wrong position, I'll come off second best but we'll see what happens.
"We sort of had like a running battle at training. I would give him a good shot and then he'd hit me five seconds too late off the ball but he'd still claim it."
Hunt's move to the Wests Tigers came after the Sharks informed him that, following the recruitment of Addin Fonua-Blake from the New Zealand Warriors, they didn't have the funds in the salary cap to offer him a contract extension.
Although he was a regular member of the first-grade team, the club decided to focus on retaining and growing its younger talent, such as Tuku Hau Tapuha and Jesee Colquhoun.
These players are considerably younger than him and at this point in their careers, are likely to have a longer future.
Other young forwards slowly progressing through the ranks include Jersey Flegg Cup skipper Samuel McCullock, front-rower Felix Faatili and Australian Schoolboys duo Thomas Dellow and Alex Challenor.
"I wish Royce nothing but success over there. We miss him over here and with his personality, you can tell when he's not here," Hamlin-Uele added.
"We're safe from shadowboxing and getting shin kicked in the head at training so that's one thing I don't miss.
"But Royce was a big part of our team and I'm sure he'll do great things over there at the Tigers.
Brave man Ethan
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hahaha how many tackle do you think Ethan has made?
Looks like he may have made it to around under 9s? Maybe around under 12s if he was fast.
So, very few.
TBF I also don't want to have to try and tackle Royce Hunt though
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
There are still a few in here that are disappointed we lost him haha
Burgo would still put up a graph to show he actually did as much or more work during ball in play in middle of field than anyone.
Just to prove that point, even though stats also suggest what he did do was rubbish anyway.
Not a jab at burgo either, I would look at the graph with interest if it did show that haha
I thought Royce looked like he put on weight there over preseason - not even necessarily fat, just looked bigger. Whether intentional or not clearly hasn't worked out for him.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
He's such a huge human live, not many players have a bigger chest I reckon.
stormshark
Jaws
Wasn't unhappy to let him go, Kasiano type players are being phased out.