NSW centre Tom Carter has signed a new two-year deal with the Waratahs which will take him through to the end of the 2012 Super 14 season.
Carter is one of the most experienced players at the Tahs having made his state debut as a 21-year-old against Salta on the development tour of Argentina in 2004.
Carter said that while he weighed up his options, he always leaned towards remaining with the Waratahs in a deal which could take him past 50 state caps.
“I’ve always been really happy here at the Tahs and when they approached me to extend my contract I was always pretty likely to stay,” said Carter.
“Of course you see what’s out there and try to look at it without emotion to make sure you’re making the best decision from a personal and a rugby point of view, and I’m more than comfortable with the decision I’ve made.
“The culture and the set-up here are fantastic; you only need to look at the quality of players who have come here recently, and the number of players who are choosing to stay here to realise that.”
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March 11th 2010 @ 10:48pm
Bruce Ross said | March 11th 2010 @ 10:48pm | Report comment
Justin says of the Barnes/ Carter mixup:
“It was one of the worst misreads of a gap you will ever see.
It was pretty funny in the end and Barnes did his nana a treat (its about all he did all night actually).”
You’re the only one I’ve seen, Justin, who’s commented on Barnes’s extremely limited participation in the game.
But what of the universally ridiculed Carter? These are my minute-by-minute notes of his involvements excluding things like support play at breakdown or assistance in tackles:
1 claimed ball after Sharks fumbled kickoff reception
5 got 2m over advantage line and threw around the corner pass
6 pressured Sharks kicker who kicked out on full
8 received pass when double-teamed, got 1m over adv line
15 strong tackle
19 took ball forward slowly, threw forward pass
22 miscommunication with Barnes, spilled poor pass
36 inside pass from Burgess, ruled knock on but deflection by Sharks player
39 try after strong carry through defenders
42 tackle
51 strong run forward, stumbled, regained feet and gained more metres, led to try next phase
54 tackle
56 drove 5m over adv line
63 great kick chase and sacked ball receiver
66 gained 5m over adv line
75 big tackle
76 tackle
So he committed two significant errors. In the 19th minute he took the ball forward, then slowed and looked for support which took a long time to arrive. Then in the 22nd minute he missed an opportunity to exploit an inside gap.
Against this he scored a try; created another; made more metres over the advantage line with defenders hanging off him than any other back and almost any forward; had a long kick chase and sacked the ball receiver; and didn’t miss a tackle all night.
I think that should be worth at least a pass mark.
March 12th 2010 @ 6:55am
Whaler said | March 12th 2010 @ 6:55am | Report comment
Exactly Bruce…….. a Pass Mark ………that is the issue most of us have with Carter …..a pass mark is about as good as it gets. He is a solid number 12 that’s it, he will more than likely get a pass mark for the rest of the season for most games. We need a gun centre not a “pass mark” mate ! Perhpas go and have a look at your analysis made up of “75 big tackle” “76 tackle” “strong run” blah blah blah …….we might as well buy Anthony Watmough if that is all we need, big tackles and a few strong runs ……..Mate we want a quick 12 /13 who is light on their feet can burn people with pace, put a step on etc etc ……..
March 12th 2010 @ 2:52pm
Bruce Ross said | March 12th 2010 @ 2:52pm | Report comment
Whaler, I will have to work out how to flag more clearly when I am being sarcastic.
You certainly have a clear idea of what you are looking for in a centre; “we might as well buy Anthony Watmough if that is all we need, big tackles and a few strong runs”. Instead we want “a quick 12 /13 who is light on their feet can burn people with pace, put a step on etc etc”.
After four rounds we can look at the stats from rugbystats.com.au to compare “poor old Tommy .. flaffing around” with the “quick 12/13[s]” who are so prevalent in the Australian franchises.
Let’s get the irrelevant Watmough characteristics out of the way first. On tackles – as if anyone cares about defence – Carter has made 28 and missed 4, a missed percentage of 14.3%. Then we have Cross 13, 2, 15.4%; Mortlock 23, 5, 17.9%; Tatupu 14, 3, 21.4%; Faingaa 22, 6, 27.3%; Beale 16, 5, 31.3%; Lealifano 17, 6, 35.3%; Inman 13, 5, 38.5%; Turinui 13, 5, 38.5%; and Barnes 28, 9, 50%
Would that be the same Barnes who was “‘HOWLING’ at Carter on Saturday night [after} he orchestrated a great hole for Carter to hit”? Mister 50% himself.
Carter has made 27 runs for a total gain of 181 metres. Let’s compare that to the light-footed ones who “can burn people with pace”: Turinui 12 (157m); Lealifano 17 (125m); Cross (2 games) 10 (112m); Mortlock 18 (104m); Tatupu (2 games) 9 (81m); Beale 12 (73m); Inman (2 games) 11 (72m); Barnes 9 (55m); and Faingaa 11 (46m)
Carter is credited with 26 ruck and maul involvements. Then come: Lealifano 18; Mortlock 16; Turinui 13; Inman 11; Beale 10; Faingaa 9: Cross 8; Barnes 8; and Tatupu 5.
Carter is credited with 4 off-loads. Faingaa had 2; Barnes, Turinui, Mortlock and Tatupu had one each. The rest didn’t trouble the scorer.
But it is on penalties and turnovers where Carter goes missing. He hasn’t been penalised and he has had no turnovers. Among the more notable performers on these measures of excellence are Beale penalised 3 times and turning the ball over 5 times; Barnes, Lealifano and Mortlock all recorded 3 of each; Cross had 3 turnovers in two games; Turinui 3 turnovers; and Fangaa and Inman one of each.
Whaler, we all had a good chuckle at your witticism: “When everyone was getting injured before and on the end of year tour, Dingo Deans was virtually pulling blokes out of the pub, before calling on Tom Carter”. And haven’t some of those picked ahead of him really kicked on since and justified the selectors’ faith in them.
March 12th 2010 @ 3:08pm
Bruce Ross said | March 12th 2010 @ 3:08pm | Report comment
A correction. Barnes had 18 tackle attempts not 28.
Thanks to the keen-eyed Onceinawhile.
March 12th 2010 @ 3:00pm
Onceinawhile said | March 12th 2010 @ 3:00pm | Report comment
Sorry Bruce don’t wish to intrude, but how is Barnes @ 50% with 28 tackles and 9 misses?