Harley Reid’s AFL suspension grading to be challenged by West Coast Eagles, but Rising Star chances officially gone

The West Coast Eagles will attempt to have Harley Reid’s sling take on downgraded on the AFL tribunal, however even a victory might not be plethora to stock him within the race for the Emerging Superstar award.

Reid’s take on on Darcy Wilson within the 3rd quarter of Saturday’s 14-point loss to St Kilda was once graded as careless habits with top affect and top touch, to effect a two-game sanction with out a bargain for an early to blame plea.

The Eagles will argue it must be deemed medium affect, in lieu than top.

West Coast mentor Adam Simpson right away later the sport attempted to argue his superstar rookie must no longer have a case to reply to.

“I thought there’s nothing in it, that’s what I’ll say,” Simpson mentioned.

“I spoke to him and it was like, ‘Mate, I didn’t think there was much in it, so keep going, keep working through the tag.’

“That stuff will paintings itself out. No matter occurs there, we’ll trade in with it.”

A reduction in the impact grading would take Reid’s ban from two games to one, but he would still be ineligible to win the award for the AFL’s best first-year player.

If they lose at the tribunal, the two-game ban will be upheld and Reid would miss matches against North Melbourne and Essendon either side of the club’s bye in round 14.

Reid was also sanctioned for two instances of careless contact with an umpire, to which he pleaded guilty, leading to two reduced $1,875 fines.