The fuck? Elsom is not at the Tahs and won't be.
Correct, he's certainly not. Just a bit of far-flung conjecture based on sparse facts and coincidence, and a desire to see him dominate as he did at his peak.
As observed we're already bristling with loose forwards, and sticking their heads between bums to make up the numbers in the lock - though 2 points remain at the back of my mind:
(1) it would appear TGC's fanaticism for fit players had a positive effect on player injuries in 2014, though I wonder if we can maintain that low attrition rate in 2015; and
(2) this is a RWC year, and it is conceivable that the national coach will want to preserve the players he expects to need at year's end (esp. Palu, and possibly others).
Despite the depth of loosies (incl. those posing as locks), I'm expecting to see more rotation than the stability we had last year. I'm still interested in what Elsom's up to, if anyone knows...