In all seriousness, yes he tried his best but I don't see him as a first grader.
I agree, better coaching and off field support may have seen him improve, but I doubt that he'd improve to the required level.
He didn't show enough variation in play and was too slow across the ground to be a running threat.
If he bulked up he may make a passable lock, but it's a position we have adequately covered with Elliott, Jackson etc.
Doesn't exactly sound like a team player by saying he'd rather play reggies then move positions and some of his media has also left me qiuestioning his attitude.
I'd be moving him on asap.
I wish he had been tried at lock last season, it may be different in 2021, but in 2020 most of our forwards were what most TK described as plodders.
Napa Tolman and even Jackson had IMHO no more impact as running forwards than Lewis would have had.
Now Lewis has an attribute which our other Forwards didn't have ie. a long kicking game, which IMHO is much more important than most think, and by not having the responsibility of steering the team around at half he would have had the time to better place his kicks.
His weight is listed at 90 KG the same as Cam Murray, he looks light because he is tall which should allow him to put on a few extra kg's, his defence would be better suited playing in the middle, where in most situations he would be required to make his tackles head on.
I would like to have seen him given a go at look with much much better coaching, but, now with all the other back row forwards we have it might just be to late for him.