The Eagles are confident Harley Reid would move to Perth despite reports to the contrary, writes MARK DUFFIELD.
If West Coast still has the number one pick come round 24 it is theoretically tradeable, but it would take a trade offer bordering on ludicrous to get their attention.
The Eagles, who have flirted with the idea of trading the pick if it could get them multiple first round picks this season, are believed to be comfortable they could take and retain Victoria Country’s Harley Reid if they finish at the bottom of the ladder.
What sort of deal would it take to sway them?
Probably two picks inside of the top five of the draft.
The Eagles have not been swayed by the recent scuttlebutt that Reid might prefer that they did not draft him. He toured their facility at Mineral Resources Park when Victoria Country played WA in Perth three weeks ago and is understood to have told club…