LIVE: Legend's shock at Titans star's absence

Queensland Maroons manager Billy Slater has called the hypocrisy surrounding 2 of rugby league's biggest stories astatine the infinitesimal successful the sacking of Justin Holbrook and the merchandise petition of Ben Hunt.

Many person questioned Hunt's determination and however helium tin beryllium allowed to effort and permission the nine portion nether contract.

However, Slater enactment the spotlight connected the Justin Holbrook concern and however the process goes some ways erstwhile asked astir the erstwhile Titans coach's sacking.

"Well I deliberation this is the crippled isn't it, the game's a concern and if you don't get the results good this is what's successful beforehand of you," helium said connected Nine's Sports Sunday.

"It's disappointing, there's a batch of speech astir Ben Hunt astatine the infinitesimal and shifting clubs and should helium beryllium allowed to displacement clubs? Well clubs are allowed to sack radical astatine the driblet of a chapeau truthful wherefore can't players sack clubs astatine the driblet of a hat?

"You've got to person it some ways, but it's pugnacious because Justin's evidently enactment everything into that, due to the fact that he's family's up connected the Gold Coast, you unrecorded and respire that occupation truthful it's disappointing for him."

Slater added helium believes Hunt has played his past crippled for the Dragons.

"More than likely, I don't deliberation it's fit for some parties to spell on," helium said.

"Once you marque that decision, I deliberation determination needs to beryllium a process to determination connected present and similar I said, club's person done it.

"The Dragons person done it, they fto Josh Kerr spell past week and helium played for the Dolphins and determination hasn't been an uproar astir that.

"When a subordinate isn't performing for a club, they're asked to leave, erstwhile a nine isn't performing for a player, wherefore can't it beryllium the aforesaid case?"