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Why Australia’s "Grey Army" is marching back to work this Christmas

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As the Brisbane Broncos prepare to fly to Sydney for a season-defining clash against the Penrith Panthers, Ben Hunt joined Dean & Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to reveal the exact "math" he and Payne Haas worked out over coffee to keep their top-eight dreams alive. 

With key players returning to full strength and rumours swirling around an emergency coaching crisis, Ben Hunt insists the squad is completely unified and ready to treat this weekend as a literal do-or-die scenario.

As the Brisbane Broncos prepare to fly to Sydney for a season-defining clash against the Penrith Panthers, Ben Hunt joined Dean &amp; Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to reveal the exact "math" he and Payne Haas worked out over coffee to keep their top-eight dreams alive. 
With key players returning to full strength and rumours swirling around an emergency coaching crisis, Ben Hunt insists the squad is completely unified and ready to treat this weekend as a literal do-or-die scenario.

Why Australia’s "Grey Army" is marching back to work this Christmas

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