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I don't have any inside knowledge on this, but the way it panned out, I presume we offered him a pay rise to walk away.
His option were probably along the lines of;
A) be demoted to the rookie list next year and be told that you're not wanted around the place and won't get any more games.
B) Retire now, so that we can use an extra pick, and we'll up your salary (which sits in next seasons salary cap no matter what) by 75%.
I don't have a problem with him leaving if this was indeed the case. No problem at all - particularly if he has a law degree to fall back on.
Heck, it wouldn't surprise me if we got one of the Collins St members to offer him a law interniship at one of the big firms, if he walked away.
Yep, I'd imagine he had some help arriving at his decision. Probably told he has square root of FA chance of making it here and/or introduced to a plethora of opportunities available in other fields of employment.