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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 518463" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>I agree, that is a massive blow for the AB's (especially with Kahui gone for the season, and SBW gone to do whatever he is going to do....). I'm not sure what the injury status of Ellison is (he has a hamstring injury, which can take a while to heal) - if he is fit I'd say he'd start outside Nonu. There is certainly a gap in the squad for a new midfield player (or 2) in the squad. Crotty and Fruean would probably be the front runners, and Tim Bateman is possibly another option. Another option would be to play Ben Smith at centre, as he has the ability to play a very similar way to Conrad Smith - if Ellison was out injured I would seriously consider starting Smith him at 13. Andrew Horrell is possibly another option too, though the selectors may consider he doesn't quite have enough experience at Super Rugby level yet....</p><p></p><p>I suppose there is also the option of playing Carter at 12 outside Cruden (with Nonu at 13), but I'm not a big fan of that backline, as I'm not sure how they would go defensively (Nonu at 13 would be my primary concern).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 518463, member: 24910"] I agree, that is a massive blow for the AB's (especially with Kahui gone for the season, and SBW gone to do whatever he is going to do....). I'm not sure what the injury status of Ellison is (he has a hamstring injury, which can take a while to heal) - if he is fit I'd say he'd start outside Nonu. There is certainly a gap in the squad for a new midfield player (or 2) in the squad. Crotty and Fruean would probably be the front runners, and Tim Bateman is possibly another option. Another option would be to play Ben Smith at centre, as he has the ability to play a very similar way to Conrad Smith - if Ellison was out injured I would seriously consider starting Smith him at 13. Andrew Horrell is possibly another option too, though the selectors may consider he doesn't quite have enough experience at Super Rugby level yet.... I suppose there is also the option of playing Carter at 12 outside Cruden (with Nonu at 13), but I'm not a big fan of that backline, as I'm not sure how they would go defensively (Nonu at 13 would be my primary concern). [/QUOTE]
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