West Coast star Harley Reid has damaged his silence on his choice to recommit to the membership and resist the lure house to Victoria.
The previous No.1 draft decide signed a two-year extension by way of to the top of 2028.
The deal is reportedly price as a lot as $2m per season, making him among the many highest paid gamers within the league.
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Harley Reid speaks to 9News Perth. 9
Reid’s contract standing has been hotly debated, even earlier than he was drafted by the Eagles, with some predicting he would depart earlier than signing even a second contract with the membership.
Nonetheless, he did re-sign brief time period on the very least.
“The gamers – on discipline, it in all probability hasn’t gone to plan as a lot as we wish – However yeah, I feel they play a giant a part of why I needed to remain,” Reid solely advised 9News Perth.
“I feel if you sit down along with your shut ones and circle of belief, you attempt to discover the suitable choice. However I feel both means, you’ve got gotta do your time, and for me, it simply wasn’t the suitable time and I needed to remain. I stay up for seeing what occurs.”
Reid is optimistic concerning the Eagles’ means to climb the ladder in 2026, after a horrific 2025, profitable just one sport.
West Coast has spent many of the 2020s within the backside 4 and now wants to start out turning issues round.
“Adelaide Crows, they had been sixteenth, seventeenth and are available up first taking part in finals inside a yr. Hawks did the identical factor, and Hawks are flying. For us, we’d like to go down that path,” Reid mentioned.
“Ups and downs, the psychological aspect of footy, you do not actually suppose how a lot it might probably impression you till you undergo that.
“Simply need to see enchancment, simply need to win footy video games, since you play to win. In all probability by no means was so indignant on the footy discipline till the final couple years. However stay up for hopefully taking a giant step with my footy, in all probability on and off discipline.”
Harley Reid of the Eagles. Getty
Reid struggled with harm niggles throughout his first pre-season and was known as out by Kane Cornes specifically for not being in one of the best form as spherical one approached.
The 20-year-old mentioned he is excited to assault summer season full on this time round.
“I am feeling a bit higher this yr than I did final yr, my first low season. Hopefully no images with the intestine. Hopefully I am trying a bit higher in the present day. I am excited however yeah, she’ll be exhausting,” he mentioned.
The Eagles will add the highest two gamers on this yr’s draft, boasting picks one and two.
The latter got here from shedding captain Oscar Allen to Brisbane, but it surely has given them a strong hand to play.
“I am truly excited for the primary decide,” Reid mentioned.
“Hopefully I can simply go within the background and conceal within the shadows.
“I assumed we would’ve gone just a little bit tougher within the commerce interval … however one and two is de facto good, you aren’t getting that too typically. Trying ahead to that and hoping we will get a number of extra within the draft.”
Reid was the highest decide within the 2023 draft and has performed 39 video games for the Eagles since.
