I think Lewis still had something to offer this team, unlike Rooney who I believe has lost all form since our premiership season, I think Lewis should have remained in the backline to stabilise the unit while young guys were brought in. Nevertheless he is currently not worth $350K a year so the decision to let him go was probably a good one, however there is no point saving money if it is not spent on replacing these players or signing our young talent.
It is sad to see our premiership winning side of 2003 gradually fall apart, I remember how happy I was when we won it and I thought then if we lock these guys up we will enjoy seeing a premiership contending side for the next decade, how wrong I was.