‘That is a suspension': AFL great calls out ugly Harley Reid act
Reid was fined $10,000 — down to $6,250 with an early plea — by the Match Review Officer for intentionally tripping Port Adelaide veteran Travis Boak in the third quarter of the Eagles' 26-point loss at Adelaide Oval.
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With the footy in his hands, Boak appeared to have a clean exit from congestion before Reid stuck his leg out in a blatant attempt at stopping his opponent in his tracks.
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The second-year prodigy has been fined six times this season but not yet suspended after a ban last year cost him his Rising Star eligibility.
And while he's totalled at least $15,000 worth of sanctions this year alone, Lyon was resolute that Reid's act was worthy of a ban, and that more fines wouldn't deter him.
'I can't fathom what the purpose is for fining a man for an act that, had he done it on the first occasion, I would've suspended him for, let alone the sixth,' Lyon began on Fox Footy's AFL 360.
'That, Gerard, I'm sorry — and I've defended Harley across the journey — that is a suspension every day of the week.
'And if you condone this in the manner of just giving him a fine, money's not going to be a problem for Harley Reid.
'The past playing cohort that are in the media now will all agree on that — that's the leg-breaker. That's a kick, Gerard.
'I'm not being overdramatic. You know I've been a defender of Harley ... but that's not a fine, Gerard, let alone the sixth time he's been fined this year.
'That is a suspension for Harley Reid every single day, and if you don't suspend that, you leave the door open for lots of terrible incidents. That's failed the game, that. That's a failure.'
Respected Fox Footy commentator Gerard Whateley added: 'If we are searching for the dangerous trip, that was every bit of it.'
The 20-year-old has played in all 17 West Coast games this season, averaging 18.6 disposals per game but leading the league for clangers.
Reid went head-to-head against Port Adelaide star Jason Horne-Francis on numerous occasions on Sunday — headlined by a spicy back-and-forth that included verbal barbs — and Lyon quizzed AFL 360 guest Andrew McQualter on the challenges associated with keeping his highly talented youngster in line.
'It's an ongoing battle,' McQualter told Fox Footy on Monday night. 'We're sort of having it a bit with a few of our other players as well.
'We want our players to be fiercely competitive, but we also want to stay incredibly disciplined and not give away free kicks.
'We have some challenges with the territory game as it is, so we don't want to give opposition any easy ones.
'We're going to keep trying to be fierce but not give away any free kicks.'
On how the former No.1 draft pick has handled feedback about his missteps, McQualter added: 'He's certainly responsive to it (constructive feedback), he understands that he wants to win and compete, but he has to get his balance right.
'(It's) part of his learning process he's going through, and I've got no doubt he'll continue to improve and get better at it.'
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