Really don't know if Maxfield was part of the problem or not, but Sydney were in a position where they could afford to pay a ridiculous price for a player like Maxfield with the concession etc they were receiving at the time.
For us to match the offer would have made Stewie the highest or very close to the highest paid player at the club.
Agree he was a good player, but not worth the money required to match the Swans offer and for a change commonsense prevailed.