I can make general assumptions about why he left, but accept that I'll never know the nitty gritty of it. That's the way it is, no point speculating because no one will ever know really. These guys - rightly so - look forward and don't really look back, reflect and provide an opinion that's balanced until they're old fellas (like most of us - and no one really gives a stuff by then anyway). Move on Karl Langdon, we all know why he left.
At the beginning of the 2017 season I was thinking about getting a good big forward - missing Pav (like most of us I guess). At that time, and since, I accepted that we would have to give up a quality player to bring in one. I knew at that time that Lachie Neale was the obvious choice - that hasn't changed since. Go through the list, weigh up age and player profiles and you'll probably agree with that. It's a bummer (as I would've liked for him to stay) but all attempts to score differently have failed miserably and we simply couldn't keep going as we have been for the last couple of years.
Adios Lachie, do your thing up in Queensland and everything will turn out fine. Any knob that is stupid enough to boo him next year should recognise that he had to go and we're in a much better place because of it. If you're sitting close to me and you boo Neale next year I'll sacrifice my mid-strength beer and toss it into your face.
