Harley Reid made headlines for non-football reasons this week, having flipped the bird to a trollish fan during the Eagles' heavy loss to Gold Coast, but it is his own form that is at the root of his problems. He seems to have one trick - sprinting away from stoppages to blaze away at goal like a young Chris Judd, searching for another Goal of the Year contender - but he does very little to accumulate or otherwise involve himself in transition play. Like Jason Horne-Francis, Reid is primarily a burst athlete in a game that often requires more endurance than his body can handle.
Harley Reid made headlines for non-football reasons this week, having flipped the bird to a trollish fan during the Eagles' heavy loss to Gold Coast, but it is his own form that is at the root of his problems. He seems to have one trick - sprinting away from stoppages to blaze away at goal like a young Chris Judd, searching for another Goal of the Year contender - but he does very little to accumulate or otherwise involve himself in transition play. Like Jason Horne-Francis, Reid is primarily a burst athlete in a game that often requires more endurance than his body can handle.
