November 1, 2026 — 4:46pm

The Kangaroos head into next Sunday’s World Cup semi-final with a forgotten trump card – a fit Latrell Mitchell.

Coach Kevin Walters on Sunday insisted Mitchell has not become the Kangaroos “forgotten man” after losing the left centre spot to Bradman Best in the past two games.

Even if Mitchell misses out on the starting side for the match at Allianz Stadium, Walters is prepared to use him via the interchange bench with one simple instruction.

“[I’d tell him to] Go and create something because Latrell is a creator – he can do things not many others can on the field,” Walters said.

“He’s hard to handle, and he’s highly skilful. He brings a lot of presence as a player.

“It’s tough because you can only put 13 players on the field at any one time. Latrell is one of our elite players. [But over] The last couple of weeks, Bradman has been playing good footy.…