100%.
Elliot will become a rep player if he finds himself on the right team with the right coach. This is probably why he wants out, playing under Pay is impacting his future development.
Compare Jackson with Finucane. At the time Finucane left, Jackson was the best back rower in the game, one of the first selected for the Blues while Finucane had barely played a game for Country origin. Now that Finucane is coached by Bellamy, is has been one of the premier backrowers in the game, played origin multiple years while JJ has basically fallen off the face of the earth. JJ is 28/29? He is in the prime years of his career yet he looks like a 40 year old out there.