I think unfortunately Lewis is ready to fall off the cliff the fastest out of our veterans, at times he has looked simply apathetic out on the field, and like a hardened warrior he seems only able to rouse himself for combat by the time the 4th quarter rolls around. He has a hell of a lot of polish when he's on, but he has looked awful at times also.
I suspect that the captaincy conversations are decreasingly factoring Jordan in, as they'll likely go straight from Hodge to someone a bit younger... who knows, maybe Jaeger will be captain after one season? lol.
If this netted us a lock in a position for the next 5-10 years, wouldn't you do it? Imagine bringing in Gawn - ruck problems solved, or Petracca to work alongside Titchell... that's some serious grunt, Hogan - forwardline fixed (all these are probably a bit ambitious)
I've learnt to be impartial, because my feelings make me too sad! My silver lining is that I actually don't mind Melbourne, and more so sans Roos. Time will tell, in one trade period GW/Clarko might have set us up to be competitive in finals for the next 10 years... Minnows like North who hung onto their veterans for too long can only look on through tears.