A rumour has emerged that a Victorian club has made a ‘Godfather offer’ for Harley Reid worth a jaw-dropping $25 million.
Plus the door is still ‘slightly ajar’ for a Charlie Curnow trade despite the club again shutting down the possibility of a move.
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RUMOUR ON SAINTS’ ‘GODFATHER OFFER’ TO REID
An AFL great says West Coast Eagles has made a ‘Godfather offer’ to West Coast young gun Harley Reid worth a jaw-dropping $25 million over 12 years.
Essendon legend Tim Watson revealed the rumour on SEN radio on Tuesday that has “absolutely got everybody in the footy world spinning.”
It comes ahead of a busy off-season at St Kilda with several moving parts including talk of disharmony behind the scenes from senior players while the club tries to re-sign Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and lure Carlton’s Tom De Koning and GWS’ Leek Aleer on massive deals.
And it appears the Saints are also making a huge play for former No. 1 pick Reid, who’s contracted for 2026 but has been linked with a return to Victoria as soon as this off-season.
“They’ve also made a Godfather offer to Harley Reid of $25 million over 12 years. That’s the number that’s coming via the West Coast Eagles at the moment,” former Saints coach Watson said on SEN Breakfast.
“I’m not making this up, this is what I was told yesterday, this has absolutely got everybody in the footy world spinning.
“That’s the information that I received that the West Coast Eagles believe that there’s been an offer tabled by St Kilda around $25 million over 12 years.”
It comes after reports last month stated Reid’s management had approached West Coast about a potential contract extension beyond 2026 including one option that could be worth as much as $20 million.
Watson said he spoke to people “operating in this space” as the Saints look to revamp their list under Ross Lyon.
“This is unconfirmed but this is what they believe is happening at the moment and that is the reason why St Kilda are currently having some concerns with current players and recontracting because there is still a lot of uncertainty around ‘Nas’ (Wanganeen-Milera). Whether or not he is going to stay or seek a trade elsewhere,” he said.
“The suggestion is that this has moved all the way through. They started down here and they’ve continued to rise in their offer to Nas, and it’s still rising. Maybe they haven’t reached the final offer.
“But the thing that I was told yesterday is that not only are they trying to recontract Nas on a massive contract, ‘TDK’ (De Koning) on a massive contract, they believe they will get Leek Aleer on around $850-900,000 – which is probably the reason why Cal Wilkie is a little bit unhappy as to where he stands with his contract.”
‘DOOR AJAR SLIGHTLY’ FOR CURNOW TRADE AMID SWANS WATCH
The door remains “slightly ajar” for a Charlie Curnow trade, despite the Blues reaffirming their stance that both their star forwards, Curnow and Harry McKay, aren’t available.
Herald Sun reporter Jon Ralph revealed on Fox Footy’s On the Couch that Carlton isn’t prepared to trade Curnow or McKay and “repeated that strong stance” following rumblings throughout the year they could be gettable.
It included reports emerging last month stating Curnow was interested in a move to Gold Coast, before the dual Coleman Medalist and Blues shut down the prospect of a trade.
But while McKay “has said again he wants to stay and feels loved,” Ralph is still keeping an eye on the Curnow situation.
“Curnow has that door ajar slightly, despite that public stance that he shut down a trade request a couple of weeks back,” Ralph told On the Couch.
“I think he still would love to surf and have a different lifestyle there. That’s something the club is still going to have to work through.”
Sydney and Geelong were also mentioned as potential suitors for Curnow when trade rumours surfaced. And triple premiership Lion Jonathan Brown pondered whether the Swans could still be plotting a play for the 28-year old.
“I can’t help but think what Sydney would be up to behind the scenes. They’ve had a long history of always having a marquee forward,” Brown said on the program.
“Clearly they need one. Joel Amartey is out injured and Hayden McLean and Logan McDonald haven’t played much at all.
“I just wonder if they’d be sniffing around behind the scenes.”
Asked what Curnow would be worth in a deal, Brown said: “A marquee key forward is gong to be up close to two first round picks, that’s the going rate. Clearly teams need them, and Sydney need them.
“It’s going to be an interesting one to watch towards the end of the season. Just because Michael Voss is staying, I don’t reckon it means people are off the table.”
Ralph added that any Curnow offer would need to be “a really compelling package in terms of players”.
“(The Blues) want pacy midfielders and probably need a hard-charging defender,” said.
“I look at someone like Ollie Florent, who seems to be surplus to requirements. And this is not a player who’s been thrown up, but a Braeden Campbell type. If you can find the next Adam Saad with a beautiful kick off half back.
“They’re the kind of packages you would need to put up. It would need to be an absolutely compelling offer.”
Ralph also said the Blues are among Victorian clubs chasing West Coast high-flyer Liam Ryan in hopes of beefing up their small forward stocks.
Foxfooty.com.au’s Ben Cotton reported last month Ryan was on the Bombers’ radar.
“Liam Ryan is one who has strong interest from clubs like St Kilda, Essendon and Carlton. He has some circumstances that might make him want to move east,” Ralph said.
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