With the scores level at 12-12 against the Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night, and a minute left on the clock, the Dragons were within 40 metres of their own goal line.Hunt had the ball in hand on the fifth tackle but opted to pass it to his five-eighth Kurt Mann, who had no space to move, rather than boot it downfield and out of harm's way.South Sydney half Adam Reynolds kicked a field goal off the next set to win the game 13-12."It was a pretty big error by me, to be honest. I thought we had a few numbers on the edge there and I tried to shift the ball," a dejected Hunt said in the dressing room post-match."I should have just played the percentage play and kicked on the last down their end but it was just an error on my behalf.
"It’s very disappointing. They’re little things in a game that can change the outcome that gave them the field position. Credit to Reynolds, he’s a great player. He kicked three field goals in a row and that’s what hurt us."Hunt's brutal honesty probably won't save him from another savaging by fans on social media, which he revealed in an interview with NRL.com had led him to seek counselling to keep his spirits up.That lack of polish in big-game moments has haunted Hunt at times in recent years – think the 2015 grand final with the Broncos, the 2018 State of Origin series with Queensland, and the closing rounds of this Telstra Premiership season with St George Illawarra.Hunt missed – not by much – a 69th-minute field goal to the left of the uprights at the northern end, whereas Reynolds such three in a row (70th, 77th, 80th minutes) at the other end of ANZ Stadium.
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