This doesn't surprise me too much. Much as I like him, and he has been great for the club, he probably has 1 year left in him at most and is an injury risk. If they do keep him, he's a good chance to not play all 22 games anyway. Sad, but probably the right choice.
30 years time there will be 2 divisions of 12 teams.
There will be 3 or 4 clubs that just dominate, and will win 80% of flags between them.
Everyone plays everyone twice, nice neat 22 game season.
We are following the Western Australian mantra from now on, What is Melbourne's is Melbourne's and we are sick of sharing our city wonders and wealth with the scum sucking leeches of Australian society (everyone not from Melbourne).