From The Age
Reported by Jim Morton
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GOLD Coast will take a huge gamble on giving code-crossing recruit Karmichael Hunt just two VFL games in preparation for his AFL debut in 2011.
Coach Guy McKenna has revealed that the club is so worried about burn-out from back-to-back rugby league and union seasons that Hunt would hardly be seen in Coast colours in 2010.
The former Broncos league star is due to link with Gold Coast in late May after starting a short-term stint with French rugby club Biarritz this month.
In a bold move, McKenna said he would almost immediately trial Hunt in a variety of positions in two VFL games before wrapping him in cotton wool for the club's 2011 AFL entry.
''My biggest concern ultimately will be the wear and tear on his body,'' McKenna said. ''He's just come out of a Broncos season and now he's straight into a rugby union season so when we get him he'll be fairly cooked.
