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DANE Gagai's State of Origin dream is over for now, but the Newcastle Knights' pre-season from hell shows no signs of ending.
Queensland powerbrokers have put a red line through his name because of a discipline breach while in camp with the Emerging Origin squad.
Gagai, the Newcastle centre, was considered a front-runner to replace the injured Justin Hodges in this year's series.
GAGAI MISSING AFTER BRISBANE BENDER
Gagai has now been shunted to the back of the selection queue after The Sunday Telegraph revealed he missed a Sunday morning training session while in camp in Brisbane a fortnight ago.
Queensland coach Mal Meninga said last night that while Gagai had not been banned for life, the 23-year-old would have to serve a significant "penance'' to be considered for future selection.
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The incident continues a horror pre-season for the Knights.
First, they had new signing Russell Packer sentenced to two years in jail for assault, then the club's community and charity support manager Ben Rogers was had two assault charges after an incident at a charity fundraiser. Rogers has pleaded not guilty.
Earlier this week, star forward Willie Mason was charged with drink driving after allegedly blowing .09 on his way to training.
Gagai's banishment from the Maroons mirrors that of former Parramatta centre Esi Tonga, who was booted from the Queensland Origin program two years ago for being a no-show at the Emerging squad's final training run. Tonga has not been sighted in the Queensland system since.
Dane Gagai fumbles the leather at the Newcastle Knight's training. Source: News Limited
"He missed the Sunday morning training session, but it wasn't an alcohol-related problem. It was just a lack of discipline," Meninga said.
"This is behaviour that we just can't condone, but it does give us an idea about where their minds are at in regards to their ambitions for playing Origin. We put these guys into camp not just so they can learn about the Origin program, but also so we can learn about them, and the way that they handle the profile and scrutiny that comes with being an Origin player. Behaviour is a big part of that.''
Asked whether the incident had killed Gagai's Origin career before it started, Meninga said: "Not for good, no.
"But certainly paying your penance is a part of the culture that we have developed.''
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