It is almost incomprehensible that a team that enjoys many advantages like the Brisbane Broncos has one of the longest premiership droughts in the NRL.

Gout Gout’s most outspoken critic has given Australia a reality check after the teen talent’s run in Saturday’s blockbuster Maurie Plant Meet.

It took the eventual winner to beat him but Gout Gout was easily the biggest winner the Stawell Gift has had in decades.