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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 507406" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>A completely predictable squad, with one major exception - the exclusion of Andy Ellis. It is quite a phenomenal decision by the AB's selectors to (a) only pick two halfbacks, and (b) pick Piri Weepu as one of these halfbacks over Andy Ellis. While I've criticized Ellis in the past at All Black level, he actually played very well for the AB's last season - indeed much better than Piri Weepu (who was poor in the semi-final, and seemed to go out of his way to try and make us lose the final...). Based on this seasons form there should be no competition: Ellis has been in superb form, while Weepu has been overweight, and struggled to get starting time for the Blues (and not been overly effective when he has started). The only reason I can possibly think to include Weepu is that Carters groin is still much worse than in made out, and they are desperate to get Carter starting at 10, so want Weepu alongside him to kick goals.....<span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 507406, member: 24910"] A completely predictable squad, with one major exception - the exclusion of Andy Ellis. It is quite a phenomenal decision by the AB's selectors to (a) only pick two halfbacks, and (b) pick Piri Weepu as one of these halfbacks over Andy Ellis. While I've criticized Ellis in the past at All Black level, he actually played very well for the AB's last season - indeed much better than Piri Weepu (who was poor in the semi-final, and seemed to go out of his way to try and make us lose the final...). Based on this seasons form there should be no competition: Ellis has been in superb form, while Weepu has been overweight, and struggled to get starting time for the Blues (and not been overly effective when he has started). The only reason I can possibly think to include Weepu is that Carters groin is still much worse than in made out, and they are desperate to get Carter starting at 10, so want Weepu alongside him to kick goals.....[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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