Sam J. Reid (born 7 November 1989) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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and

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Reid was born in

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and grew up on the Sunshine Coast. He played junior football for the Caloundra Panthers before switching to the Zillmere Eagles closer to his draft year to increase his chances of being selected by an AFL club.

AFL career

Reid was drafted to the

with the 35th selection in the

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. He debuted against

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in the final round of the regular season of

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. In 2009, he had major groin surgery for his osteitis pubis. This surgery was thought to have also triggered his Type 1 diabetes which shortly followed the surgery. In 2011 he was recruited by the new Greater Western Sydney Giants as an uncontracted player. He made his debut for the Giants in their Round 5 match against the Bulldogs in Canberra at

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. After being delisted at the end of the 2013 season, Sam accepted a role from the Giants to stay at the club in a coaching role (development coach). He was re-drafted by Greater Western Sydney in the 2016 rookie draft. He was delisted again at the conclusion of the 2017 season, however, the club stated they might re-draft him in the 2018 rookie draft if he was still available. In fact, he was still available when the Giants used their first pick, and they drafted him 29th overall. He went on to play almost every game in 2018 and 2019, including the

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. For the third and final time, Reid was delisted at the conclusion of the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Sam 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from the Sunshine Coast Australian rules footballers from Queensland People with type 1 diabetes Western Bulldogs players Williamstown Football Club players Greater Western Sydney Giants players Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club players