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<blockquote data-quote="kaftka" data-source="post: 283535"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jawmalawm24 @ Oct 18 2009, 11:55 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=417050" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Tamati Ellison already covers the utility role... Cory Jane is also a fullback/winger... I can't see how Smith can get a look in for any of those postitions really. We have Nonu, Conrad, Ellison, McAlister all in the centres... Jane, Guildford and Rokocoko on the wings and Ellison, Mils and Jane covering fullback... So that's 2 specialist wings plus Jane and presumably Smith... Gear has been with the ABs this year, and has already had to sit behind an out of form rokocoko. He should be in the squad. He has been scoring plenty of tries for Wellington. He may not be great under the high ball, but he is a potent attacker. A Sivi-Mils-Jane back three has been proven to work, so they're right in that they need a winger strong under high ball, but you can't use that as an excuse for bringing in a totally unremarkable player in for a specialist player with obvious talent and tryscoring ability.... Ben Smith must give reeeeally good head.</p><p></p><p>Or Gear insulted Henry's mother.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaftka, post: 283535"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jawmalawm24 @ Oct 18 2009, 11:55 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=417050']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Tamati Ellison already covers the utility role... Cory Jane is also a fullback/winger... I can't see how Smith can get a look in for any of those postitions really. We have Nonu, Conrad, Ellison, McAlister all in the centres... Jane, Guildford and Rokocoko on the wings and Ellison, Mils and Jane covering fullback... So that's 2 specialist wings plus Jane and presumably Smith... Gear has been with the ABs this year, and has already had to sit behind an out of form rokocoko. He should be in the squad. He has been scoring plenty of tries for Wellington. He may not be great under the high ball, but he is a potent attacker. A Sivi-Mils-Jane back three has been proven to work, so they're right in that they need a winger strong under high ball, but you can't use that as an excuse for bringing in a totally unremarkable player in for a specialist player with obvious talent and tryscoring ability.... Ben Smith must give reeeeally good head. Or Gear insulted Henry's mother. [/QUOTE]
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