James Hird has described the nine-year choice floated for Harley Reid‘s subsequent contract as “a waste of time” with new particulars rising round him turning into the primary $2 million man.
On Monday night time’s episode of 9’s Footy Labeled, it was revealed that Reid’s management had approached the Eagles with a contract offer. That provide was for 2 years initially with a nine-year choice.
9news Melbourne’s Tom Morris revealed on Tuesday night time’s episode that the 2 years of that deal in 2027 and 2028, can be value $2m a season.
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The Eagles have not accepted it. Reid’s administration reportedly don’t need the talks to pull into his remaining contract yr and can both prolong or search a commerce.
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“That simply sounds loopy, it is loopy cash is not it however I suppose it is market forces,” Hird mentioned on Footy Labeled.
For Hird, the choice might have issues for the membership and the enjoying group, describing it as “a waste of time”.
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“I feel if you happen to pay that cash you wish to financial institution a bit additional down the observe, he could go straight after that,” he mentioned.
“If you happen to do not assume you possibly can hold him previous that interval, why are you preserving him? You are still within the rebuild part. You are not going to rise up the ladder. Rebuild round gamers that wish to keep.”
Rory Sloane added the cash for a youthful participant is “method too dangerous”.
“Particularly when you possibly can exit and perhaps commerce him and get some picks after which pay a number of extra gamers and commerce in a pair,” he mentioned.
Hird went on to double down in regards to the choice, saying it will be “short-sighted”.
“If you happen to’re constructing an inventory, you are constructing a membership, constructing a workforce to go ahead and be the following premiership workforce and the remainder of the checklist is aware of that man is there for 2 years and will or could not (proceed) … it simply appears short-sighted to maintain a reputation so that they are seen to be doing the fitting factor moderately than placing an inventory in place that you realize they will be there for,” he mentioned.
