Sam Reid (footballer, born 1991)

For other people named Sam or Samuel Reid, see Samuel Reid (disambiguation).

Sam Reid (born 27 December 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted to Sydney with the 38th selection in the 2009 AFL draft,^[1] becoming a third generation footballer at AFL/VFL level. His grandfather Bruce Reid senior played for Footscray, his father Bruce Reid, for Footscray and Carlton^[2] and his uncle John Reid for Melbourne, Footscray and Sydney. He is also the younger brother of Collingwood premiership player Ben Reid.^[2][3]

Sam Reid
Reid playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Sam Reid
Nickname(s)	Reidy
Date of birth	(1991-12-27) 27 December 1991 (age 32)
Original team(s)	Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 38, 2009 national draft (Sydney) No. 11, 2024 rookie draft (Sydney)
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s)	Key forward / ruckman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2010–2024	Sydney	181 (183)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Career highlights
Sydney premiership player: 2012 2011 AFL Rising Star nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

From Bright, Victoria, Reid played junior football with Wangaratta Rovers before joining the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup.^[4]

Reid made one senior appearance in his first season at the Swans, making his debut in Round 22, 2010 against the Brisbane Lions he finished the match with 13 disposals, 8 marks and a goal.^[5] In 2011, Reid played all but one game and consistently displayed his athleticism and contested marking ability while playing in one of the most difficult positions on the field, at centre half-forward. In round 12, he was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star after a strong performance against Richmond in which he kicked 2 goals and 5 behinds.^[6] Reid showed enormous promise during his first full season in the AFL and was rewarded with Swans Rising Star Award at the club's end of year awards night.^[7]

2012 proved to be an up and down year personally for Reid as he continued to come to terms with the greater attention thrust his way from experienced defenders. He kicked a career-high 6 goals against Brisbane Lions at the SCG during a season that culminated with him being part of the Swans' premiership side. He kicked one goal in the 2012 AFL Grand Final victory over Hawthorn.

In 2024, Reid retired after suffering an injury setback. ^[8]

Personal life

Reid grew up in Bright in Northeast Victoria, attending, he attended Galen Catholic College for his final years of high school to train with the Murray Bushrangers. Reid married long time girlfriend Kimberley in 2017.^{[citation needed]} Their first child, a boy, Saxon was born in 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season.^[9]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs
#	Played in that season's  premiership team

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)								Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2010	Sydney	20	1	1	1	9	4	13	8	1	0	1.0	1.0	9.0	4.0	13.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	0
2011	Sydney	20	23	22	26	143	97	240	106	45	0	1.0	1.1	6.2	4.2	10.4	4.6	2.0	0.0	0
2012#	Sydney	20	22	31	19	115	91	206	68	43	0	1.4	0.9	5.2	4.1	9.4	3.1	2.0	0.0	2
2013	Sydney	20	10	7	4	61	47	108	38	24	0	0.7	0.4	6.1	4.7	10.8	3.8	2.4	0.0	0
2014	Sydney	20	20	17	9	100	106	206	68	48	46	0.9	0.5	5.0	5.3	10.3	3.4	2.4	2.3	0
2015	Sydney	20	10	3	3	62	63	125	51	22	52	0.3	0.3	6.2	6.3	12.5	5.1	2.2	2.4	2
2016	Sydney	20	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	Sydney	20	22	30	17	166	115	281	134	30	36	1.4	0.8	7.5	5.2	12.8	6.1	1.4	1.6	3
2018	Sydney	20	1	2	2	11	1	12	6	3	0	2.0	2.0	11.0	1.0	12.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	0
2019	Sydney	20	22	28	13	143	109	252	110	63	126	1.3	0.6	6.5	5.0	11.5	5.0	2.9	5.7	4
2020[a]	Sydney	20	10	5	6	43	41	84	38	16	26	0.5	0.6	4.3	4.1	8.4	3.8	1.6	2.6	0
2021	Sydney	20	10	6	6	62	47	109	45	28	78	0.6	0.6	6.2	4.7	10.9	4.5	2.8	7.8	0
2022	Sydney	20	18	18	20	108	93	201	72	73	126	1.0	1.1	6.0	5.2	11.2	4.0	4.1	7.0	2
2023	Sydney	20	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career			181	183	136	1108	900	2008	821	427	490	1.0	0.8	6.1	5.0	11.1	4.5	2.4	2.7	13

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

• AFL premiership player (Sydney): 2012
• McClelland Trophy (Sydney): 2014, 2016

Individual

• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2011 (round 12)

References

1. AFL Draft List
2. Blake, Martin (25 June 2011). "Backyard rivals".
3. Cowley, Michael (14 May 2011). "Life's a box of chocolates for young Swan".
4. Sam Reid: Football Is In His Blood By Dan Hutton for The Beast 30 June 2012
5. "Reid a blue blood". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
6. "Blood Rising". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
7. Otto, Tyson (8 October 2011). "Adam Goodes wins third Bob Skilton Medal". Herald Sun.
8. https://www.afl.com.au/news/1179101/sydney-swans-veteran-sam-reid-retires-after-latest-injury-setback
9. Sam Reid's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

• Sam Reid's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
• Sam Reid's playing statistics from AFL Tables