Talk:Benny Elias

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• Removed The tour was controversial because of its timing in the middle of a State of Origin series

whilst valid, it's unclear how it is relevant to the current context.

• Elias' skill was so great that he was an automatic selection for the following year's Kangaroo Tour was changed to

Elias was subsequently selected for the following year's Kangaroo Tour - selection for the Kangaroos is in itself a recognition of skills.

• 1987 saw no advance on previous form, but Elias' brilliant workrate in defence, superb backing up, and perfectly judged kicking and chasing reached a new level in 1988: he became the chief force that pushed Balmain into its first Grand Final since 1969.

POV - sentences pertaining to his skills are already included in the introductory paragraph (Many historians of rugby league argue that...).

• Elias is now one of two hookers to win the RLW player of the year award - Steve Walters won in 1993.
• when he narrowly missed a field goal that would have won the game for sure. - changed to

narrowly missing a vital field-goal attempt.

• It wasn't until 1990 that Elias became the unquestioned first-choice representative hooker,

I'd question that. Because he was injured in 1989 (as the writer previously alluded to), Kerrod Walters has taken over as the main Test rake. In fact, Walters was the first-choice hooker on the 1990 Roo Tour, only dropped after defeat to Great Britain.

Discussions welcomed.--Alexio 02:05, 25 July 2006 (UTC)