Origin gun snubbed in huge World Cup selection call

Paul Gallen has snubbed Queensland State of Origin champion Ben Hunt successful selecting his champion Australian squad for the Rugby League World Cup successful England.

Gallen near Hunt retired of his 17 contempt his colossal manus successful the Maroons' 2022 Origin bid triumph and tremendous signifier successful a Dragons outfit that continued to underwhelm this year.

Starting astatine hooker for Queensland and sharing the dummy-half duties with Melbourne rake Harry Grant, Hunt tackled relentlessly, sparked the Maroons onslaught and was superb arsenic an unofficial lawman for skipper Daly Cherry-Evans.

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Ben Hunt (left) is not a subordinate of Paul Gallen's champion Australian squad for the Rugby League World Cup. (Getty)

The 32-year-old sealed triumph for Queensland successful the decider with an unthinkable charge-down intercept against Nathan Cleary, stifling his footwear and racing 70 metres to people successful the 79th minute.

But erstwhile Gallen revealed his Australian squad connected Nine's 100% Footy connected Monday night, the erstwhile Kangaroos workhorse picked Grant astatine hooker, selected Cherry-Evans arsenic his seat inferior and near Hunt out.

"The happening astir DCE is he's played astatine hooker earlier astatine Origin level, he's been that utility, truthful I person him arsenic my No.14," Gallen said.

Gallen and Phil Gould some picked Cleary astatine halfback, backing the Panthers ace arsenic the heir to Cherry-Evans' throne.

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The quality was that portion Gallen inactive recovered country for Cherry-Evans connected the bench, Gould turned down the incumbent Kangaroos skipper and selected Hunt arsenic his seat utility.

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"I deliberation Nathan deserves (selection)," Gould said.

"I can't prime them both.

"I enactment Ben Hunt determination due to the fact that he's utilized to doing it."

Talk of Kangaroos enactment is gaining momentum aft an under-strength Australian broadside met Papua New Guinea successful a Prime Minister's XIII crippled connected Sunday night, winning 64-14 successful Brisbane.

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A operation of injuries and NRL finals commitments saw the likes of Daine Laurie (fullback), Zac Lomax (centre), Jojo Fifita (wing), Matt Burton (five-eighth) and Josh King (lock) get a run.

When Kangaroos manager Mal Meninga announces his 24-man squad adjacent Monday — the time aft the NRL expansive last — among the star-studded radical volition beryllium James Tedesco, Valentine Holmes, Cameron Munster, Isaah Yeo, Cameron Murray and Jack Wighton.

Australia volition statesman its World Cup run successful a clash with Fiji connected Sunday, October 16 (AEDT).

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