Queensland had many heroes in Wednesday's State of Origin decider triumph against NSW at Suncorp Stadium.
Kalyn Ponga and his silky ball-running. Daly Cherry-Evans and his kicking game. Rookie five-eighth Tom Dearden's composure and execution in attack and defence.
Post-game though there was agreement across both camps it was Maroons hooker Ben Hunt who delivered the crunch moments that lifted Queensland from a two-point halftime deficit with a two-man interchange bench to a 22-12 triumph.
It was Hunt who delivered a 40-20 to halt the Blues' first successful foray out of their end in the second half before then sealing the win with a remarkable mid-air snare of Nathan Cleary's chip kick before sprinting 70m to score a try.
"Ben Hunt made some big plays," NSW coach Brad Fittler conceded post-match.
Given Hunt's error in the 2015 NRL grand final while playing for Brisbane is often seen as the defining moment of his career, it's a deserved change to that script.
Queensland coach Billy Slater was far from surprised it was Hunt - a two-time Ron McAuliffe Medallist as the Maroons' best in a series - who found a way to deliver the win.
"He was out on his feet halfway through that second half," Slater said.
"He was one of those guys in the middle doing all that work.
"What a performance ... he's a great competitor. One of the greatest competitors our game's seen."
While Hunt has been in arguably career-best form at club level for St George Illawarra, the Dragons captain's day job is as a halfback.
His Origin displays however may yet mean Australian selectors hand him the No.9 jersey for this year's World Cup.
After a brutal opening left three players out of the game with head knocks inside two minutes, Maroons captain Cherry-Evans knew his team had to keep their wits if they were to emerge victorious.
He credited the assistance of Hunt on the field for helping the Maroons achieve that focus.
"Ben is one of those people that I really get a gauge from the playing group on where we're at and what we need," Cherry-Evans said.
"I've lent on him a heap of times this series and that probably shows where he's at with his footy at the moment.
"He's a big part of the Queensland team and I'm really proud of the way he's played."
Cherry-Evans was in tears after the win before going on the stage to lift the shield for the second time as Queensland captain.
Another Maroons' upset means NSW still have only ever won two deciders in Brisbane in Origin history, and Cherry-Evans was clearly proud to have replicated the feats of past teams.
"There's something just about when you come into camp, you've got a responsibility and it's not a daunting responsibility, it's a responsibility that makes you excited and grateful for where you are," he said.
"There's a lot of history that's gone before us.
"We unpacked a lot of that this week.
"We just knew that based on all of those Queensland moments, it was our turn to produce one. That was as simple as it was."
