West Coast coach Andrew McQualter says Harley Reid’s fitness remains a work in progress and he is determined to build a strong relationship with the teenager in an effort to convince him to stay in the west.

UPDATE

The surfboard — covered in bite marks — has been found but there is no sign of the surfer after the shark attack east of Esperance.

The club is being searched ‘deep’, in an extraordinary move ‘that will rock the Cats on the eve of the season’.

The 21-year-old Aussie had quit his job and attempted to drive from Perth to regional NSW.

As ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred floods Brisbane, locals have turned the inundation into a watersport adventure, making waves on social media.

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