Reid drops biggest hint yet he plans to stay at West Coast
The 20-year-old was officially ruled out of the season on Monday after suffering an ankle injury in the western derby loss to Fremantle, bringing an end to his solid second year at the club and in the AFL.
It came just days after his agent, Nick Gieschen from Connors Sports Management, flew to Perth to ramp up talks over a new deal with the Eagles, with a two-year contract with a trigger for a monster nine-year extension worth $2 million among the offers on the table.
And Reid — who has also fielded offers from a number of rival clubs — dropped a huge hint he plans on staying west in a social media post about his season ending.
'Not how I wanted the season to end and not the season everyone was hoping for. Very grateful for the fans who have showed up week in week out. We'll keep building together,' he posted to his 134,000 Instagram followers.
'BRB (be right back),' he wrote.
The midfielder, who was last year named best junior player in the entire league and has been among the Eagles' best for 2025, is currently contracted until the end of 2026, but could request a trade at the end of the season. Harley Reid's Instagram post. Credit: Instagram
Gieschen told media on Thursdsay Reid was 'happy' in WA and 'loved the club'.
'Harley is enjoying his time here and like I said before, we're talking about what the future looks like,' Gieschen, who has since returned to Melbourne, said on Thursday.
'We're having discussions with West Coast and we'll go from there.
'He's really good. He's happy. He loves the club.
'Nothing (is) concrete, we're just talking at the moment and we'll see where we get to.' Harley Reid of the Eagles is assisted from the field during the round 20 AFL match between the Dockers and West Coast at Optus Stadium on July 26, 2025. Credit: Paul Kane / Getty Images
The superstar sustained a syndesmosis injury in the closing minutes against the Dockers on Saturday and was helped off the ground by staff. Scans later revealed he would have to miss the rest of the year.
Coach Andrew McQualter said it was a huge loss for the side, who are aiming for just their second win in their last four games.
'It's disappointing that we're going to lose him for the remainder of this year because he's been in good form and is such an important player for us,' he told 7News.
'But we'll always look after our players the best we can … he'll be able to approach his off season well and get himself in good order to start pre-season.'
Reid was one of just five West Coast stars to play every game this season.
Top 2024 draftee Bo Allan has also been ruled out for the rest of the year with a similar injury, while Harry Edwards is expected to return against Melbourne this weekend.
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