Did Ben Hunt catch you by surprise? Did you raise your eyebrows just a little bit when you heard this weekend's match against North Queensland was the 300th NRL match of his long and winding NRL career?
The 300-game mark is supposed to be a career capstone, one of the final marks in a glittering career that comes just before the end. It's an opportunity to celebrate everything a player has been and everything they have done because, unless you're from the same planet as Cameron Smith, the end is nigh.