At least Ben Hunt gets a chance to make amends. Many don’t.

For every player who realises a childhood dream by winning an NRL grand final, spare a thought for those on flipside. More often than not, they get only one shot at it.

Hunt has spent the past decade wondering if that would be his fate.

The Brisbane playmaker was a broken man after dropping North Queensland’s golden-point kick-off in the 2015 decider , allowing Johnathan Thurston to nail the winning field goal.

But after “flushing” those memories, he gets a long-overdue shot at redemption in Sunday’s grand final against Melbourne at Accor Stadium.

“It means the world, it really does,” Hunt says. “Ten years on, it’s quite a long time in rugby league, but I’m really happy to be here now, and back with this great club.

“I’m ju

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