If we think Hewett is limited to just being a tagger, and I don't think he is, then he should be traded, because we can probably get just as good a job from Clarke for a far less salary cap hit. There may be some objections about that because we probably rate Hewett's kicking more highly than Clarke's aerobic capacity. If that's the case, then we're saying that Hewett is more than just a tagger.
Hewett is probably best suited to tagging in the modern game, but he can contribute in other ways even if he's not a tagger, and we might not say the same about Clarke. I think Hewett is too good to be just a depth player, so he should go where he could have more opportunity to play in the midfield.
I think Carlton or Adelaide would get good value from him.
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