| Harley Reid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harley Reid | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Tongala | ||
| Original team(s) | Tongala (MFNL) | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield/Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2024– | West Coast | 0 (0) | |
Harley Reid (born 17 April 2005) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for West Coast in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with the first pick in the 2023 AFL national draft, having been widely touted as the best player in his draft class by midway through 2022.
Early life edit
Reid grew up in Tongala, a Victorian country town of about 2000 people in the Goulburn Valley region, near Echuca. Many of his family members were strong sportspeople, especially in football and netball. He has two sisters named Hollie and Jasmin. His grandmother is Albanian! He kicked 130 goals in an under 14s season for Tongala. He barracked for Geelong growing up. He was named best on ground in his first ever under 12s match before filling in for the under 14s game that same day. Reid wore a helmet playing growing up. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Reid began his junior football career at the Tongala Football Netball Club in the Murray Football Netball League as a 10-year-old, often playing in the under-12 and under-14 teams concurrently.[1] He achieved his first representative selection when he travelled to Darwin as part of the Victorian under-12 schoolboy side.[10] In 2019, as a 14-year-old, he kicked 130 goals in a season for the Tongala under-14s, having played two games each weekend in both the under-14s and under-17s, the latter where he kicked a further 25 goals.[11][10][12] He then represented Victoria at under-15 level and Victoria Country at the 2021 AFL Under 16 National Championships.[10]
Playing style edit
References edit
- ^ a b Twomey, Callum (12 October 2023). "Being Harley Reid: Fame, family and handling the hype". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Beveridge, Riley (18 November 2022). "No.1 contender, brother of Port star headline 2023 Academy intake". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (7 September 2022). "Potential No.1 pick follows greats in being awarded scholarship". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Top AFL draft prospect Reid happy to head west". ESPN. AAP. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Wakefield, Bryn (7 October 2023). "Who is Harley Reid? Potential No.1 draft pick dominates AFL Under 18s National Championships". Sporting News. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Jovanovski, Jack (10 November 2023). "AFL Draft Profile: Harley Reid". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Gibson, Brensen (28 September 2023). "Harley Reid speaks about life in Tongala and the prospect of going to West Coast in the AFL draft". ABC News. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (21 May 2023). "The Harley hype: Striking a balance between small-town lad and big-time star". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Wu, Andrew (7 October 2023). "The No.1 question being asked of this year's top pick Harley Reid". The Age. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Dabb, Alexander (2023-11-19). "Harley Reid's road to the AFL draft". Riverine Herald. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Harley Reid | Public Profile". PlayHQ. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Harley hits 100 and still wants more". Riverine Herald. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2023-11-20 – via PressReader.