By ED CARRUTHERS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 09:06 GMT, 25 March 2025 | Updated: 09:07 GMT, 25 March 2025

Harley Reid has learned his fate after the young West Coast star appeared to flip his middle finger up to Brisbane fans at the Gabba during his side's defeat to the Lions on Saturday.

The 18-year-old midfielder, who has been heavily scrutinised by multiple pundits at the start of the 2025 campaign, was jeered by fans after he had been seen wrestling Dane Zorko on the floor.

Thanks to an indiscretion by Oscar McInerney, Reid won a free-kick close to the touchline, before he was again heckled by Lions fans - one of whom even appeared to offer him a tissue.

Reid subsequently stuck up his middle finger and has since been fined $1,000 by the AFL for the incident, according to Channel 7's Sam Edmund.

Harley Reid was at the centre of a controversial moment on Sunday after he appeared to raise his middle finger to Brisbane Lions fans

Brisbane fans had appeared to jeer and goad the Eagles youngster, with one attempting to hand him a tissue

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