Hunt, a tall defender, was drafted by Essendon with the 32nd selection in the 2000 AFL Draft from the 2000 TAC Cup premiership winning Geelong Falcons.
He played the entire 2001 season in the VFL with Essendon's affiliated reserves team, the Bendigo Bombers, and did not make his AFL debut until Round 20 of the 2002 season.
[1] He played in two more games that year, including the elimination final, when he was selected a late replacement for James Hird, who was injured.
[4] He then moved to Western Australia and joined the South Fremantle Football Club[5] and became a vital part of the Bulldogs' defence, coming second in the 2008 best and fairest award and winning the best backman award.
[6] The following year he was one of South's best players in their 2009 WAFL Grand Final victory, playing at full back he kept Subiaco's champion full-forward Brad Smith goalless in Smith's final game of football.