I was against making Gordon our standout starting flyhalf this year, but I can see the logic based on results to date.
This RWC is a changing of the guard, no point muddying the waters with whose team it is. For all the ‘positive impact’ people perceive that Quade might have, he’s also a front runner and wants to be the biggest voice in the room if he’s running the team. Eddie clearly wants Carter to take control and run the team around how he plays. I think he’s good enough to start doing that.
The issue is depth and that’s across all positions. Everything is fine in theory until he goes down.