West Coast Eagles star Harley Reid opens up on influence of midfield mentor Elliot Yeo

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West Coast Eagles star Harley Reid opens up on influence of midfield mentor Elliot Yeo

West Coast tyro Harley Reid has paid tribute to midfield mentor Elliot Yeo and the impact the veteran has had on the teen sensation’s debut season.

Yeo’s return to fitness and a full-time on-ball role has been a significant boost for West Coast during a difficult campaign.

But ahead of their final match of the season, Reid has opened up Yeo’s influence on him as a rapidly emerging midfielder.

“Obviously for me as an individual, he has helped me very closely, on and off the field,” he said on Coast to Coast, the club’s podcast.

“He is just like a ******* brother who is pretty scary. I listen to everything he says because he is a pretty scary man when he gets yapping.

“He has got great sense of humour about him, he is funny.

“But out there he knows what’s right and knows what’s wrong for him and obviously for me too, he has been able to look after me and show me the right path to go down.

Camera IconElliot Yeo and Harley Reid share a moment. Credit: Will Russell/AFL Photos

“He has given me decisions to make and he will always be beside me to make the right decision.”

Reid has a show-stopping reel of highlights this season, but he says the club’s first win of his debut year was his favourite moment.

Reid said back-to-back wins against Richmond and Fremantle in April were his high points.

The 19-year-old kicked his first goal in front of a home crowd in the victory over Richmond and then lit up Optus Stadium in their shock western derby victory in round six.

“I would probably have to say first win, at Optus, was pretty ***** to be a part of — the Richmond game,” he told club podcast Coast to Coast.

“I think those two weekends in a row there, we had (Fremantle) again at home the weekend after.

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