 Hunt had his first uninterrupted pre-season in the lead-up to the 2016 season and played the first two matches of the NAB Challenge.He made his AFL debut in the thirty-five point win against in round four at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Regarded for his speed, he received high praise during his eleventh match in round fifteen against , which was described as his break-out match by "Fox Sports Australia" journalist, Julian De Stoop, and then-Melbourne coach, Paul Roos, stated it was "as good a 12-possession game as [he'd] ever seen".