I must say I'm impressed with Ellis's distribution and defence. He has certainly not been 2nd and 3rd man in on many of his tackles and his defence is top notch much like Aitons. He has hit hard players bigger than him and effected a good tackle.


In alot of ways he is similar to Aiton. Was surprised but a good luxury to have indeed.

It's just opinion but his defence IMHO simply isn't as good as Aitons - whose is. Aiton hurts them. I don't think they are similar at all, I'd say they were polar opposites in style. Ellis is a classic hooker, Aiton is a machine. Aiton reminds me of Nigel Bell a play anywhere workhorse, but not especially creative.

Yoour opinion just as valid as mine so that's fair.

I would be inclined to agree with the point you make about Aitons tackling hurting more, he does hit that bit harder than any other player on the field.

There are similarities in the defence is good for both although Aiton pips it.

The distribution I would say Ellis pips Aiton but again both are good.

As for line impact, Aiton excels in this regard where as Ellis despite having a good engine like Aiton lacks that impact hitting the line.

Both styles are different although I can see some similarities. Having them both alternating would be a luxury. There is the issue of wood who has also upped his game of late too.

It's will be a good predicament when all three are fit as not one of Ellis wood deserve to be dropped, but Aiton is too good to leave out. Glad I'm not a coach!