Carr, who won his first game against the Roosters in dramatic circumstances, wants to become a permanent NRL manager. However, he declined to talk about taking over the Dragons full-time.
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“It’s really not for me to comment; the club has asked me to do a job now,” Carr said on Wednesday.
“I’m going to try to do that. Whatever happens next year, it’s going to happen. I’m just worried about the Dolphins tomorrow night, that’s all I’m focused on. Once you look at things from the outside, there’s no need to spend energy on it because That’s a waste of time.”
Carr said he had no hesitation in appointing Jake de Belin as captain because his regular skipper, Ben Hunt, was on origin duty.
The Dragons considered naming De Belling captain for a game two years ago but opted against it for fear of a public backlash.
De Belin was suspended for two years under the NRL’s no-fault rules as he faced sexual assault charges after a night out in December 2018 – the year he made his NSW debut. A jury failed to reach a verdict in his first trial. At the second trial, a jury found him not guilty on one charge of sexual assault and was unable to reach a verdict on five others.
De Belin was part of Origin I’s return to the interstate arena, but the Blues’ forward line-up has gone in a different direction.
“Ben was our captain and it was obviously just for this week,” Carr said of De Belling. “We have a relatively young squad and as you can see on paper he is our most experienced player.
“You can see how much he has worked for this team and this club from what he has been doing over the past month. He puts his body on the line and his heart on his sleeve. The boys are following his lead. Performance.
