Terry was on the radio yesterday and clearly stated, a number of times, his ambition remains to win the League. If we are to truly compete with Melbourne and Sydney, over the course of a full season, we need a "make a difference" creative play maker and, for me, that's not Elliot.
I think he would be fine as a squad player and a backup for Brown and Lia but, if $s are tight (which you would have to think they are) sign the striker, creative mid-fielder and McKain's replacement first and then see if we need and can afford someone like Elliot.