Jaiyden Hunt
Australian rugby league footballer (born 1998)
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Jaiyden Hunt (born 20 July 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 20 July 1998 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 2 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
Hunt was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[citation needed]
Hunt has American heritage through his grandparents.[citation needed]
He played his junior rugby league with St Brendans Brothers and the Easts Tigers before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.[2]
Hunt attended St Thomas More College, Sunnybank for his secondary education.[citation needed]
Playing career
In 2014, Hunt played for the Easts Tigers in the Cyril Connell Cup before moving up to their Mal Meninga Cup team in 2015.[3][4]
In 2016 and 2017, Hunt played for the Melbourne Storm in the Holden Cup.[5][6] In 2018, he re-joined the Easts Tigers, playing in the Queensland Cup and Hastings Deering Colts.[7][8][9]
2021
In 2021, Hunt joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons on a train and trial contract and began playing for their NSW Cup team.[10][11]
In Round 11 of the 2021 NRL season, Hunt made his NRL debut for St. George Illawarra against fierce rivals Cronulla-Sutherland at Kogarah Oval.[12]
2023
In round 15 of the 2023 NRL season, Hunt scored his first NRL try for St. George Illawarra Dragons against South Sydney Rabbitohs in a 36–30 win at Kogarah Oval.
2024
Hunt played five matches for Brisbane in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club miss the finals finishing 12th on the table.[13]
2025
On 22 September 2025, the Brisbane outfit announced that Hunt signed a one year extension with the club.[14] Hunt played 12 games for Brisbane in the 2025 NRL season but did not feature in the clubs 2025 NRL Grand Final in which Brisbane defeated Melbourne 26-22.[15]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2021 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 4 | – | – | – | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2024 |  Brisbane Broncos |
5 | ||||
| 2025 | 12 | |||||
| 2026 | ||||||
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
