Axed Blues supporter David Klemmer was dropped from Brad Fittler’s Origin roster at the end of the season for behaving after being recalled to last year’s NSW team.
The Knights prop wasn’t featured in Fittler’s opening act with Cronulla’s Wade Graham on Sunday.
But keep talking NRL360 on Fox League, The daily telegraph Paul Kent said the reason for Klemmer’s failure to do so was due to his behavior over the past year.
Klemmer was part of the losing NSW team in the first game of the 2019 series.
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A wrist injury excluded him from game two and he was not placed in the 17 for game two. Klemmer only returned after the ban on Tariq Sims for the series maker.
And it is his behavior then that probably led Fittler to fail this year.
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“Klemmer wasn’t selected because he carried on like a sour cake last year,” said Kent.
“Last year he wasn’t selected, then he was brought back.
“Now the problem was that they were sitting there and he was sulking a bit in the camp, one word answers. Yes, no, drove around.
“When the NSW Brains Trust sat down this year, they said this isn’t like other Origin series because we go to camp for the first game and don’t go home until after the third game.
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“You sit and think how he acted at camp last year – how do we get if he continues like this, if he is not selected in the first game?
“Then we have to pull him through games two and three.
“You don’t want his negativity to affect the mood in the camp. There have been a lot of players who missed tours because the coach thought how the hell should I deal with that if a player gets a headache we all have to take a panadol. “
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However, Graham is reportedly ready to stand by in case Fittler needs him.
The panther prop Moses Leota has turned out to be a potential contender for Klemmer. Parramattas Junior Paulo and Reagan Campbell-Gillard are strong favorites to win a blues course.
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