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<blockquote data-quote="Dizzy" data-source="post: 449432" data-attributes="member: 21905">Hard not to agree with you here.It&#039;s certainly not obsession. If it was obsession, everyone would be saying it&#039;s ludicrous that he isn&#039;t starting ahead of Nonu. I put it this way, if Sonny Bill wasn&#039;t as high profile as he is and was just a normal rugby player, the peoples perspective of him would be different. I&#039;m definitely not saying SBW is on the same level as Nonu and Smith as far as class goes[because I know he isn&#039;t] but there is not one other midfielder that could oust Williams from his berth as being the next in line. Some could argue Fruean, but Williams is safer on defence where as Fruean goes begging now and then, you could even argue Ranger, but he is possibly THEE most error-ridden back in New Zealand. And neither of them present the type of X-Factor that SBW does which is his ability to distribute and put players into space. Now no one is saying pick him as a wing, because I&#039;d much rather have Jane and Kahui there. But an impact on the wing off the bench is definitely what I am backing when it comes to this guy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dizzy, post: 449432, member: 21905"] Hard not to agree with you here. It's certainly not obsession. If it was obsession, everyone would be saying it's ludicrous that he isn't starting ahead of Nonu. I put it this way, if Sonny Bill wasn't as high profile as he is and was just a normal rugby player, the peoples perspective of him would be different. I'm definitely not saying SBW is on the same level as Nonu and Smith as far as class goes[because I know he isn't] but there is not one other midfielder that could oust Williams from his berth as being the next in line. Some could argue Fruean, but Williams is safer on defence where as Fruean goes begging now and then, you could even argue Ranger, but he is possibly THEE most error-ridden back in New Zealand. And neither of them present the type of X-Factor that SBW does which is his ability to distribute and put players into space. Now no one is saying pick him as a wing, because I'd much rather have Jane and Kahui there. But an impact on the wing off the bench is definitely what I am backing when it comes to this guy. [/QUOTE]

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