Outspoken AFL pundit Kane Cornes has referred to as on prime AFL Draft prospect Harley Reid to keep away from a possible transfer to West Coast, saying he fearful for his profession if he headed west.
In the wake of the Eagles’ historic 171-point loss to Sydney – the equal fourth-largest loss in AFL/VFL historical past, and the membership’s largest loss and highest-ever rating conceded – Cornes stated Reid ought to take issues into his personal palms to forestall West Coast taking him with the primary decide within the draft.
Speaking on Nine, Cornes stated Reid – extensively tipped to be the No.1 decide on this yr’s draft – ought to significantly contemplate whether or not he wished to hitch a “historically bad” West Coast.
“No one’s going to want to play for this club, because it’s the worst we’ve ever seen and if I am Harley Reid, which is the top prospect in the draft, I would not want to be going there and I would be having real concerns if I was his family or if I was him,” he stated.
“You say ‘yeah, you can draft me, but after two years I’m going home’.”
Cornes stated Reid was on the danger of stalling his promising profession earlier than it even started if he joined an Eagles staff criticised for giving up too simply towards Sydney.
Eagles captain Luke Shuey made an emotional defence of coach Adam Simpson post-game and stated the gamers wanted to take full blame for the loss.
“You compare that to the first two years of a Nick Daicos or what Jason Horne-Franci is doing at Port Adelaide or what Joel Selwood was allowed to do in his first couple of seasons at the Cats versus what he is going to be walking into,” he stated.
“They tell us it’s going to get worse, it’s getting younger, and the prospect that could shunt his career for five or six years, I’d be making some noise about not wanting to go there because this is the level.
Cornes denied he was draft tampering, nor dancing on the Eagles’ grave as put to him by fellow panelist Tony Jones.
“Many players have said ‘you can draft me, but after two years when my contract expires, I’m leaving,’” he stated.
“I don’t like to use the words ‘not trying’ but they didn’t yesterday – it’s the only explanation.
“They have resisted making changes when they needed to some time ago and something has to give after a performance like that – we’re talking historically bad.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
