A tearful Kyle Flanagan vowed not to “wave the white flag” and prove that he has what it takes to be a long-term NRL playmaker after being dropped for Canterbury’s match against Canberra at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.
Flanagan, who revealed he had to be needled up to return to the field midway through the second half of last Sunday’s loss to St George Illawarra, had been replaced during the interval by an unhappy Trent Barrett and failed to earn a recall.
With Flanagan’s half-time replacement Lachlan Lewis ruled out with the rib injury that led to him being taken to hospital along with centre Corey Allan, Barrett has opted for Fiji halfback Brandon Wakeham ahead of the 22-year-old.