Lewis's partner Narelle works in the sports media. Sydney is a big city & market to find a similar job for her. As is Melbs - though she'd need to learn to love AFL. And they have spent alot of time separated with her in Auckland, him in Scun-thorpe & then Welly.
Again a bit like Oli & his partner. I'm guessing you likely get a bit sick of those sort of long distance arrangements.
I'm just having a guess with this sort of stuff, and not saying it's the no 1 reason at all Sail & Lewis are going to leave. But it's likely a factor, and been an issue in the past for the Nix, partners not living in or not enjoying Welly. And this family stuff is exactly why Howieson has ruled himself out as a prospective Nix player.
And the position of the Nix is not unlike CCM, who often sign young Sydney kids, only to see them move back to Sydney (maybe via an unsuccessful overseas stint), when they are a bigger name player. That's just where the likes of Nix & CCM sit on the ALM totem pole.
Again a bit like Oli & his partner. I'm guessing you likely get a bit sick of those sort of long distance arrangements.
I'm just having a guess with this sort of stuff, and not saying it's the no 1 reason at all Sail & Lewis are going to leave. But it's likely a factor, and been an issue in the past for the Nix, partners not living in or not enjoying Welly. And this family stuff is exactly why Howieson has ruled himself out as a prospective Nix player.
And the position of the Nix is not unlike CCM, who often sign young Sydney kids, only to see them move back to Sydney (maybe via an unsuccessful overseas stint), when they are a bigger name player. That's just where the likes of Nix & CCM sit on the ALM totem pole.