Wallabies 2025 Spring Tour

[Yoda]

Gordon on verge of rugby return with eye on home World Cup

Gordon’s management has been in discussions with the Titans in recent weeks and are keen for Gordon to be released from the final year of his NRL contract.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Dctarget]

Fuck it, bring him on tour.

 

[PhilClinton]

Titans just released Campbell-Gillard and releasing Gordon would give them a fair bit of wiggle room to sign someone else who's actually going to start making an impact and help them win games from Round 1.

The issue is, I don't know if there are many above average players still waiting for a 2026 contract. They'd have to be in discussions with someone else from another club looking to break contract.

 

[Yoda]

Wow! Now there's a story...Carter to be picked on Wallaby tour for sure!

 

[Rob42]

Which Super team does he go to?

 

[Dctarget]

The issue is, I don't know if there are many above average players still waiting for a 2026 contract. They'd have to be in discussions with someone else from another club looking to break contract.

Seems Titans are also happy to release him.

I think this signing is bigger than Nawaqanitawase's. I have not followed his injury woes at all but assuming he's fit, he's our starting 10 at the RWC. I was genuinely so depressed when he left after EJ (Eddie Jones). I'll be elated to see him return.

 

[Yoda]

Which Super team does he go to?

He goes where he wants. The Reds I bet..

 

[whitefalcon]

Does Gordon solve our 10 problems or our 12 problems?

11/14 Jorgo
12 Gordon
13 Ikitau
11/14 JAS
15 Wright

That looks like a pretty great backline to me.

Doesnt solve our 10 problem though

 

[Dctarget]

Seems the Reds for him but he'd look great in Sky Blue with Jorgo and Sua'ali'i outside him.

 

[PhilClinton]

Seems Titans are also happy to release him.

I think this signing is bigger than Nawaqanitawase's. I have not followed his injury woes at all but assuming he's fit, he's our starting 10 at the RWC. I was genuinely so depressed when he left after EJ (Eddie Jones) (Eddie Jones). I'll be elated to see him return.

Article says Titans are happy to entertain it, but they aren't desperate to release him and won't do anything to disadvantage themselves.

It's very much Carter's manager coming to them for the release, not them pushing him out. The Titans seem keen to keep him as a centre and Gordon's manager would know the real cash is playing in the halves.

 

[Dctarget]

Article says Titans are happy to entertain it, but they aren't desperate to release him and won't do anything to disadvantage themselves.

It's very much Carter's manager coming to them for the release, not them pushing him out.

Surely you'd be foolish to keep an untested player who wants out and doesn't have his heart in it.

 

[Dctarget]

Does Gordon solve our 10 problems or our 12 problems?

11/14 Jorgo
12 Gordon
13 Ikitau
11/14 JAS
15 Wright

That looks like a pretty great backline to me.

Doesnt solve our 10 problem though

Keep him at 10.
10. Gordon
12. Ikitau
13. Sua'ali'i
11/14 Jorgo/Mark N (Nawaqanitawase).
15. Wright
22. JO'C
23. Pietsch

 

[whitefalcon]

Keep him at 10.
10. Gordon
12. Ikitau
13. Sua'ali'i
11/14 Jorgo/Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) (Nawaqanitawase).
15. Wright
22. JO'C
23. Pietsch

Who kicks though? His goal kicking was a serious weakness

 

[Red Runner]

Article says Titans are happy to entertain it, but they aren't desperate to release him and won't do anything to disadvantage themselves.

It's very much Carter's manager coming to them for the release, not them pushing him out. The Titans seem keen to keep him as a centre and Gordon's manager would know the real cash is playing in the halves.

Anthony Picone?

 

[rugbyAU]

Which Super team does he go to?

Reds for sure

 

[rugbyAU]

squad announced Friday

 

[Heavyd]

Who kicks though? His goal kicking was a serious weakness

Sualli is a world class goal kicker

 

[Slim 293]

Is this Carter Gordon a better player than the one that left?

If not, he's hardly a walk up starter for the Wallabies...

 

[Dctarget]

Is this Carter Gordon a better player than the one that left?

If not, he's hardly a walk up starter for the Wallabies...

Sure I'm biased but he was our starter above everyone else for RWC23 before a serious case of the yips. You have to be pretty parochial not to recognise his talents. He's younger than all the rest and possesses skills that make him unique amongst his Aussie peers.

 

[Slim 293]

Sure I'm biased but he was our starter above everyone else for RWC23 before a serious case of the yips. You have to be pretty parochial not to recognise his talents. He's younger than all the rest and possesses skills that make him unique amongst his Aussie peers.

He has some talents, but lacked a lot of the skills needed to be a test flyhalf and this quote from the article might also apply to rugby...

His preference is to play in the halves, but sources with knowledge of the situation, talking on the condition of anonymity due to confidentiality, said that Gordon has been informed that his likely route to the NRL will be via the centres, given he is still learning the game.

His best test was easily when he filled in at inside centre against Argentina.

Considering we've lost Lolesio, and Lynagh's health is up in the air, it will be good to have him back... but based on prior form I don't think he would be selected ahead of those two guys if everyone was fit.

Still need to see more of him to determine whether 2023 or 2024 was the outlier...