West Coast Eagles star Harley Reid fined a whopping $6250 for up to date indiscretion towards Port Adelaide | USAEMALL.com

West Coast star Harley Reid will have to delve into his savings to pay for his lack of discipline against Port Adelaide on Sunday after being charged for tripping and being fined more money than he was paid to play.

The AFL Match Review Officer fined Reid $6250 for tripping Travis Boak during the third quarter. Had it been his first offence, Reid would have been offered a $2000 fine, but because the star Eagle has a lengthy rap sheet, that figure has blown out to $6250. It is the largest fine the Match Review Officer is able to give a player.

As a second year player, Reid receives a base payment plus $4000 per game. After taking out tax, his fine is more than he will receive in his pay for the last week. He was also fined $3750 for engaging in rough conduct against Greater Western Sydney last week.

Reid has now been cited 13 times throughout his 37-game career. He was suspended for two matches last season and has been fined $26,250, including $15,000 this season.

Australian Football Hall of Famer Garry Lyon said Reid should have been banned.

“That is a suspension every day of the week,” he said on AFL360.

“That’s the leg breaker. That’s a kick. That is not a fine. Let alone the sixth time he has been fined this year. That is a suspension for Harley Reid every single day. If you don’t suspend that you leave the door open for lots of terrible incidents. That’s failed the game.”

The No.1 draft pick missed out on being paid $4000 for the two games he was suspended last season. That indiscretion also made him ineligible for the AFL Rising Star award which came with large financial bonuses.

Reid already receives significant amounts of money through endorsements and is expected to sign a life changing contract when his current deal expires at the end of next season. Clubs throughout Australia are preparing to make huge offers to lure him away from the Eagles.

Reid was one of West Coast’s best players against the Power and received one vote in the AFL Coaches Association’s Champion Player of the Year Award after collecting 27 disposals, six clearances and kicking one goal.

But the Victorian also gave away six free kicks, often argued with umpires and was involved in a heated confrontation with Jason Horne-Francis, prompting criticism during the match from Brownlow medallist Mark Ricciuto.

“He’s got bucketloads of talent but he’s spending so much time worrying about other things other than communicating with his own players or focusing on what he should be doing or how can he help his teammates,” Ricciuto said.

“It’s taxing being a midfielder. he’s not fit enough to be a gun mid yet. He’s going to work on that in the next couple of years. he should channel a bit more effort into the football side of things.”

Reid is the first AFL midfielder since teammate Elliot Yeo to concede 50 free kicks in one season. Yeo gave away 53 free kicks from 25 games in 2018. Reid has conceded 52 in 17 matches and still has six matches remaining.