Harley Reid appears to have simply value himself the AFL’s Rising Star award with a harmful sort out on Saturday.
The West Coast Eagles younger star had turned it on within the opening half in opposition to St Kilda in entrance of his residence followers.
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However the Saints made the change within the third quarter to slap Darcy Wilson on him with a tough tag.
Halfway via the third quarter the emotion appeared to get the higher of Reid as he wrapped his arms round Wilson and slung him to the bottom.
The affect of the sort out noticed Wilson’s head slam into the Optus Stadium turf, leaving him in a little bit of agony earlier than he acquired again to his ft.
He finally got here from the bottom and was checked over by the Saints medical workers earlier than he took his place on the bottom to start out the fourth quarter.
“That’s a sort out now we have to take out of the sport,” David King mentioned on Fox Footy.
“That’s the sling, head hits the bottom, that’s all the things we don’t need.
“Whether it is (a suspension) that’s the rising star.
“It’s a large story, if that’s elevated to an enormous suspension I believe the Rising Star favorite is in a world of ache.”
Will Schofield added: “That will likely be suspended, I don’t assume there’s any doubt about it.”
Betting markets for the Rising Star award have been suspended within the wake of Reid’s sort out.
Footy followers have been satisfied the sort out from Reid would end result within the teen being handed a ban from the match evaluate officer.
One wrote: “Yeah he’s getting weeks for that.”
A second added: “Bye Bye Harley you possibly can take pleasure in a pleasant week in Melbourne at residence.”
A 3rd wrote: “It’s per week at a minimal. Shouldn’t get off on attraction. That’s precisely what we’ve been instructed the AFL don’t need from tackles.”
Some followers weren’t satisfied and mentioned the MRO may pull a rabbit out of a hat and never even hit the teen with a ban.
“Didn’t look nice. Participant not concussed so who is aware of what MRO will do. Flip a coin possibly,” one fan wrote.
