Late on Friday night, Morgan Turinui paid Carter Gordon the ultimate compliment.
The former Wallaby turned pundit described Gordon’s pass as Stephen Larkham-esque.
Over the course of 80 minutes against the Drua, we saw Gordon’s passing game and vision come to the fore.
His cut out pass to Glen Vaihu, where he cut out three Drua defenders, was delicious as the recalled winger scored out wide.
Ten minutes later, Vaihu had his second, as Gordon’s bat-on pass was perfectly executed. In-between, he also put David Feliuai away with another sumptuous ball.
As well as showing off his passing skills, his clean out in the phase ahead of Taniela Tupou’s linebreak showed his desire to get stuck in and react to the moment.
It was a timely moment because it gave Tupou the front-foot ball he thrives off, with the Drua unable to slow the Rebels down.
However, two aspects are holding Gordon back: his…
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