Harley Reid might be set to obtain “the largest deal in AFL historical past” as crunch time looms on a contract determination.
Reid, who was taken at No.1 within the 2023 draft, is contracted till the top of 2026 on the West Coast Eagles and has turn into a person in demand.
AFL.com.au’s Cal Twomey reported on 9’s Footy Categorized that the Eagles have had a contract provide on the desk since April for the 20-year-old.
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Harley Reid celebrates. Â AFL Images by way of Getty Photos
He stated his administration had responded with a counter-offer, which may tip the competitors on its head.
“[It’s] a mammoth provide that might be a two-year extension plus an extension on prime of that of one other 9 years so an 11-year association,” Twomey stated.
“That is ground-breaking in what it might imply for the West Coast Eagles and Harley Reid … it might be the largest deal in AFL historical past.”
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It might imply Reid could be signed to West Coast till 2037 however the Eagles had been but to satisfy that demand.
Meaning different golf equipment are nonetheless Reid, with Sam Mitchell’s Hawks facet one of many contenders.
“Hawthorn are close to on obsessive about Harley Reid and getting him to the membership, they need him badly,” Twomey stated.
“They’re prepared to go to eight-to-10 years at $1.7 million or $1.8 million to get him throughout the road.”
Reid has performed 38 video games for the Eagles since debuting in 2024.
If the Eagles and Reid agreed to the deal tabled by his administration it might mimic the one provided to Port Adelaide’s Miles Bergman.
Bergman signed a two-year deal and might signal for an additional seven years if he chooses.
