 Penrith were thrashed 33-6 and could not win either of their two finals without Cartwright.On returning from suspension, Cartwright found form very quickly and at the end of the 1990 NSWRL season, he went on the 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France but was dropped after one Test.Injury affected Cartwright in 1991, and he was used as a reserve in two of the three Tests against New Zealand.