NRL's Hunt to join Gold Coast AFL team 08:30 AEST Wed Jul 29 2009 Karmichael Hunt at Queensland Origin training. (AAP Image)
Latest AFL: Clark revelling in ruck responsibility No risks with key Saints: Lyon Adam Hunter in battle to save AFL career Malthouse, Buckley sign new 'Pies deals Swans coach confident Longmire will stay Brisbane rugby league star Karmichael Hunt is reportedly set to announce he is switching codes to play in the AFL.
In what would be an unprecedented cross-code switch, the Nine Network on Wednesday said Hunt would join the new Gold Coast AFL franchise which joins the competition in 2011.
With Hunt's contract with the Broncos up at the end of the 2009 NRL competition, the 22-year-old's future has been a hot topic in recent months.
There has been speculation he could move to Japan to play rugby, but Nine says he will make his shock code-switch announcement at a press conference on the Gold Coast later on Wednesday morning.
The Auckland-born fullback has played 10 State of Origin matches for Queensland and 11 Tests for Australia since joining the Broncos in 2004.
