'Unfortunate' snub forgotten in World Cup bid

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Josh Addo-Carr's arguable State of Origin dumping hasn't fuelled the speedster's hunger for a maiden World Cup jumper.

As the Bulldogs winger with the game's astir beloved laugh, possibly barroom Johnathan Thurston's, puts it he's ever had "too overmuch pride" successful the Kangaroos.

Addo-Carr has pulled connected the Kangaroos jumper for 2 Tests, against New Zealand and Tonga successful 2019, and is present gunning for enactment successful Australia's World Cup side.

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New South Wales manager Brad Fittler sprung a enactment daze erstwhile helium axed Addo-Carr for Roosters flyer Daniel Tupou this year.

But representing Australia means truthful overmuch to the 27-year-old that helium did not request immoderate much information successful his bid for Kangaroos selection.

"The hunger was ever there. It's thing that each subordinate successful the NRL wants to beryllium a portion of, whether you play for Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand ... you ever privation to beryllium a portion of a World Cup team, representing your country," Addo-Carr told Wide World of Sports.

"My hunger didn't alteration (after the Origin sacking).

"It's unfortunate I didn't marque it, but I've moved connected rather rapidly and had to bash what I did.

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"Hopefully I bash get picked and get the accidental to enactment the Aussie jersey on. It's thing that everyone wants to bash and it's the pinnacle ... it's a peculiar squad to beryllium a portion of, knowing that you're representing your full country, a state we each love, and representing your household astatine the aforesaid time."

Addo-Carr had a breakout play successful 2017, scoring 23 tries successful his archetypal twelvemonth astatine Melbourne.

But Australia's superior wingers for the end-of-year World Cup were Dane Gagai and Valentine Holmes, with Tom Trbojevic and Josh Mansour besides getting a run.

Addo-Carr is expected to beryllium contending with chap wingers Murray Taulagi, Selwyn Cobbo and Corey Oates for Kangaroos selection.

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"I've ne'er been to England before, I've ne'er had the accidental to spell to England," Addo-Carr said.

"And I've ever wanted to triumph a World Cup. I haven't been a portion of a World Cup, arsenic good ... I privation to triumph one. That's thing I haven't achieved yet, truthful it's thing I privation to beryllium a portion of."

Former Storm teammate Cameron Munster is each but confirmed to deterioration Australia's No.6 jumper.

"I'm truly bully mates with Cam ... it'd beryllium bully to lace the boots up with him again and play immoderate bully footy with him," Addo-Carr said.

"We've had immoderate large memories arsenic teammates but arsenic bully friends astatine the aforesaid time. It'd beryllium bully to lace up with him ... with each the boys actually."

Matt Burton, a Canterbury teammate of Addo-Carr's, volition apt beryllium included successful the Australian squad.

Burton played astatine five-eighth and Addo-Carr connected the near helping arsenic Australia thrashed Papua New Guinea successful a Prime Minister's XIII clash successful Brisbane connected Sunday night.

"He'd acceptable close in," Addo-Carr said.

"He proved himself successful Origin. Massive game. Everyone watches that crossed the world, truthful (there's) a batch of unit (with) putting connected an Origin jersey.

"I person nary uncertainty if you chuck him successful the Aussie squad helium would bash a occupation for the team."

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