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John Reid (Australian footballer)

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John Reid
Personal information
Full name John Reid
Date of birth (1953-02-25) 25 February 1953 (age 71)
Original team(s) Romsey
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1972, 1974 Melbourne 03 (0)
1975–1981 Footscray 78 (2)
1982–1983 Sydney Swans 10 (2)
Total 91 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Reid (born 25 February 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne, Footscray and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Reid had a slow start to his career, after appearing just once in the 1972 VFL season, he did not play a senior game in 1973 and was used just twice in 1974.[1]

In 1975 he moved to Footscray, the club that his father Bruce Reid senior had played for.[2] A defender, he played just one game in each of his first two seasons.[1]

At the age of 24 he finally put together a sequence of appearances when he played in all but one fixture from round 10 of the 1977 season.[1] He was joined at Footscray by his brother, Bruce Reid junior, in 1977.

For the next four years he was a regular member of the side.[1]

Reid joined the Sydney Swans in 1982, for their first league season after relocating. His contribution to the club as a player was minimal, but he later served the Swans as a reserves coach and football manager.[3]

He is the uncle of Collingwood premiership player Ben Reid and Sydney Swans premiership player Sam Reid.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "AFL Tables: John Reid". afltables.com.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. ^ The Age,"Maclure for Swans", 5 November 1989, p. 70