Farrell's only ever started 12/13, admittedly from a low sample (less than 30 pro games). You regularly see centres playing wing, and Farrell has shifted to wing once or twice for Connacht when subs come on, but playing fullback is a whole other thing, and I certainly haven't seen anything in particular (high ball, kicking) that would indicate Farrell would be suited. At present I'd say TOH, Leader, Crosbie, Healy, Kelleher, and Carty would all be ahead of him at 15.
I think anyone thinking of shifting Farrell to 15 is basically looking for a way to get Ahki in the team. Which is fair enough, Ahki's looked decent so far, but I think it displays a bias towards imports that you often see in the Irish game (and sometimes from provincial coaches, not just supporters). We're comparing a guy who's here a wet week and has had a couple of good games against middling opposition, to one who is Connacht's player of the season so far, and who on current form is a shoo-in for Pro 14 team of the season, and has an outside chance of being Pro 14 player of the season.
Our best centre pairing is Farrell-Aki, and if anyone has to shift position to be accommodated or bench it should be Ahki.
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