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Gun Origin rookie's World Cup selection backed - CtrlF.XYZ

Gun Origin rookie's World Cup selection backed

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Bulldogs supremo Phil Gould has endorsed Matt Burton for Kangaroos enactment successful the Rugby League World Cup amid whispers the Canterbury playmaker is acceptable to beryllium named successful the squad.

Burton volition beryllium included successful Australia's squad for the Prime Minister's XIII clash with Papua New Guinea and is firming for World Cup selection, according to Sydney Morning Herald writer Michael Chammas.

Australia volition look PNG successful a Prime Minister's XIII crippled successful Brisbane connected September 25, before travelling to England for the World Cup and opening its run against Fiji connected October 15.

"He tin play a fig of positions, he's successful that ilk of subordinate present and I deliberation it'd beryllium a large acquisition for him to spell away," Gould said connected Nine's 100% Footy.

"I cognize he's looking guardant to it.

"We had really booked him successful for country past week; helium had a small occupation with his ankle.

"But we're blessed to suspend that conscionable to hold retired (and see) what happens with the World Cup tour.

"If helium goes, bully luck to him."

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Burton was superb for the Bulldogs successful his archetypal play astatine the club, thriving successful his power from the centres astatine Penrith to five-eighth astatine Canterbury.

The 22-year-old claimed the Bulldogs' player-of-the-year grant past week.

Ponga can't grip towering Burton bomb

He besides had a blinding State of Origin debut successful crippled 2 of this year's series, starring for New South Wales successful a 44-12 triumph implicit Queensland successful Perth.

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Burton scored the opening effort of the game, produced a one-on-one portion connected Dane Gagai to pave the mode for a match-sealing Nathan Cleary try, and tormented Queensland with his wizardly bombs.

"Is this going to America?" Andrew Johns said connected Nine's coverage.

"Are the NFL scouts watching this?

"Look however overmuch it is swinging away.

"That is phenomenal."

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