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St Kilda denies they want Harley Reid
Ross Lyon has rubbished claims St Kilda is preparing a $25 million, 12-year mega deal to lure Harley Reid away from the West Coast Eagles.
Speaking on Footy Classified last night, the coach insisted he's never spoken to the Eagles gun in his life.
'The CEO, Don Pyke, who we all love and respect, is frustrated at their end, for whatever reason for Harley and negotiations, so clearly they think there's something out in the ether that's getting in their way, well, it certainly isn't me,' he said.
It follows talk of Harley fielding $2 million-a-season offers, and a claim by Essendon legend Tim Watson that St Kilda were in the mix.
It's understood the 20-year-old has had contract offers from the Eagles in front of him since April.
He is contracted to West Coast until the end of next season.
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Across the nation and around the world
Here's what's making headlines across the country and around the world:
The White House has declined to criticise Australia's announcement that it will recognise a Palestinian state, saying in its first comments on the decision that President Donald Trump was 'not married to any one solution' on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Disgraced surgeon Munjed Al Muderis falsely described relationships with several Australian charities during his failed Federal Court of Australia case, with two international groups denying he holds his claimed ambassador roles.
Commonwealth Bank's cash profits rose 4 per cent to $10.25 billion for the year to June, as the banking giant benefited from growth in business loans and mortgages, while also posting lower bad debts.
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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Wednesday, August 13.
Making headlines today, a Perth man says he never imagined an ankle operation would end with the amputation of his entire lower leg, in the second such story recently to emerge from WA's leading public hospitals.
Meanwhile, state prosecutors have requested the head of WA's Children's Court review the sentence handed to a teenager who punched a fellow student from behind at Ellenbrook Central shopping centre, breaking his jaw in two places.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, avoided jail over the assault last week after receiving a six-month suspended sentence.
And Perth's shot-hole borer plague is one of the subjects of an innovative immersive art project, leading to a $75,000 commission.
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