West Coast’s second-year star Harley Reid has been handed a $1,000 high quality by the AFL for the offensive gesture he made throughout his aspect’s loss to Brisbane.
Reid was a goal for the Gabba crowd final Sunday and playfully flashed his center finger to Lions followers after one in every of them had provided him a packet of tissues.
The 19-year-old escaped a high quality from the AFL’s match evaluation officer, however league officers stepped in and requested the Eagles to elucidate the marquee midfielder’s actions.
Having obtained additional context across the incident, the AFL on Wednesday charged Reid with misconduct.
“After requesting a please clarify and reviewing Reid’s submission, the AFL decided his actions throughout Sunday’s sport warranted a monetary sanction,” the league mentioned in an announcement.
Reid, the primary draft decide in 2023, has confronted loads of criticism over his actions throughout West Coast’s defeats to Gold Coast and Brisbane in the beginning of his second season.
He struggled within the Eagles’ dwelling loss to the Suns and whereas he was extra concerned towards the Lions, he additionally gave away seven free kicks.
Reid had an altercation with Brisbane veteran Dayne Zorko and confirmed his center finger to the gang throughout the remaining quarter after a tangle with Oscar McInerney close to the boundary.
The criticism has come regardless of post-match pleas from first-year Eagles coach Andrew McQualter.
“There is a good bit of commentary about Harley on a regular basis, so final week was not essentially totally different,” McQualter mentioned on Sunday.
“We attempt to bash the theatre out of this sport, do not we?
“He is simply having a little bit of enjoyable and generally that is good for the sport, I feel.”
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