Joel Selwood. Trent Cotchin. Luke Hodge.
That is the extent West Coast assistant Luke Shuey believes Harley Reid will attain within the coming years, because the midfielder grapples with scrutiny over how he approaches the sport.
Reid has been cited 13 occasions by the Match Overview Officer, in simply 37 profession matches, and has been suspended for 2 video games.
Harley Reid tussles with Ryan Angwin of the Giants tussle throughout spherical 17. (AAP Picture/Richard Wainwright)
He is additionally been fined greater than $26,000 in his lower than two seasons within the AFL, after West Coast snagged him with the primary decide within the draft.
It marks a rocky begin to his profession after West Coast used the primary choice within the nationwide draft to choose
‘He’ll be taught the place the road is’
Shuey supplied a staunch defence of Reid’s method.
“He is simply so passionate and he is actually old-school within the sense that he simply loves taking part in together with his mates and he loves profitable,” Shuey informed ABC Radio Perth’s Sports activities Speak program.
“I do not suppose there’s any simple repair proper now. I believe his footy IQ is thru the roof.
“He is one of many smartest youngsters I’ve seen stroll by the door.”
Reid has been fined $26,000 and cited 13 occasions by the Match Overview Officer. (AAP Picture/Richard Wainwright)
Regardless of glimpses of brilliance in his quick profession, a lot of the give attention to Reid has been his ill-discipline on the sector whereas he is additionally been criticised for not being match sufficient for AFL soccer.
However Shuey mentioned that the 20-year outdated would mature.
“He’ll be taught the place the road is, the place he can push it to date to get away with issues, and issues that you may’t do,” he mentioned.
“In the mean time, everyone seems to be speaking about how a lot it is costing our crew every so often, however I believe it is going to be his biggest power.”
Harley Reid of the Eagles is tackled by Scott Pendlebury and Nick Daicos of the Magpies. (Getty Pictures: Michael Willson)
Management qualities
The previous Eagles captain and Norm Smith Medallist likened Reid’s method to the sport to that of Selwood, Cotchin and Hodge — three gamers thought-about among the many fashionable greats.
Luke Shuey says Harley Reid might be a fantastic chief when he matures. (Getty Pictures: Michael Willson/AFL Photographs)
“In three or 4 years his management goes to be that of Joel Selwood and Trent Cotchin and Luke Hodge.
“You play towards these blokes on the sector, and never lots of people know this as a result of they knew easy methods to get away with it, however they’d an edge to them.
“You flip your again on them on the fallacious time and they might discover a strategy to get you, and get away with it.
“It was as a result of they have been so eager on profitable, and Harley’s the identical as that.
“He’ll be a fantastic chief for us over an extended time frame.”
Reid is contracted to West Coast for subsequent yr, and is anticipated to entertain massive presents from interstate sides on the finish of subsequent season.
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