Hawthorn tipped to sign superstar from Demons or Port if Harley Reid doesn't join
Reid has reportedly asked the West Coast Eagles for a new two-year deal, which would then trigger a nine-year extension worth $24 million all up. But a number of Victorian clubs are said to be chasing Reid in an attempt to lure him home.
Leading reporter Sam McClure has previously stated that Hawthorn are super keen to snare Reid, but they could end up with a Petracca or Butters if the 20-year-old doesn't join. Speaking on the 'Tradies' podcast with fellow journalist Mitch Cleary this week, McClure said: "I think Petracca either stays or he ends up somewhere like Hawthorn. I just feel like Hawthorn ends up with one of Butters or Petracca if Reid doesn't come. That's just a gut feel."
Demons urged to make call on coach to keep Christian Petracca
McClure's comments were purely speculative, and he's been off the money in the past. But the leading journalist highlighted the need for Melbourne to make a quick decision on their next coach after sacking Simon Goodwin.
The Demons have formed a seven-person committee to choose the next coach, and it's believed a decision will come in preliminary final week. Nathan Buckley is believed to be the favourite, but McClure reckons a decision needs to come quicker because the likes of Petracca might have already decided they want out of the club.
"I think Melbourne are wasting time, when they should be getting on with the business of deciding what to do with their list," he said. "I think Christian Petracca is one of those guys who's sitting there thinking 'I probably want out now'. But if Nathan Buckley was confirmed as coach tomorrow, I think he'd flip.
"The first thing Buckley would do is call people like Christian Petracca. Buckley and Petracca strike me as two similar individuals in the way they're driven and levels of professionalism, from the outside looking in.
"But I don't know why they need this sub-committee, which is going to take weeks. The more weeks it takes the more uncertainty there's going to be for people like Petracca and Clayton Oliver. I think Melbourne fans deserve better."
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Cleary pointed out that Collingwood ended up with Craig McRae by going through a similar drawn-out process, rather than snapping up the next best coach when Buckley departed in 2021. "They could have gone and got Michael Voss straight away, but then they wouldn't have got McRae," Cleary said.
"You've got to go through the process to see if you can find a McRae or (GWS coach) Adam Kingsley. I agree with the timing that they need to get it done, but you've got to see what's out there."
Cleary also revealed that Judd McVee is keen to meet with the new coach before deciding his future at the Demons. "He's a WA boy and wants to sit down with the new coach to find out what his role will be," Cleary said. "I think he wants to play higher up the ground."
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