NRL: The NRL 360 panel look at the Kangaroos Pacific championship squad and discuss the decision the leave out Kalyn Ponga.
‘Didn’t even look at him as a 14’: Questions over Mal’s Ponga snub as ‘writing on the wall’ for Knights starQuestions have been asked over Kalyn Ponga’s omission from the Kangaroos squad — despite the star fullback creating a stir when he declared himself unavailable and then backflipped.
Further to this, Ponga didn’t call Meninga to speak to him about the decision — an oversight which drew plenty of criticism. The decision to leave Ponga out raised a few eyebrows on the NRL 360 panel who believe he could’ve made a great bench utility.“We got beat 30-0 , we’re up for a fight this time and they didn’t pick him to at least play 14 where he can come on and be more likely than any other player in the NRL to blow a game open, do something special whether it be at fullback, five-eighth, lock or wherever,” veteran journalist Phil Rothfield said.
“I don’t know if he’s being punished because he didn’t want to be there... I think as contributed to it “He’s got a back-up fullback in the squad in Tom Trbojevic so there’s just no room for ‘Teddy’. It’s the correct decision.
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