Sam Reid (born 27 December 1991) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who plays for the

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in the

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(AFL). He was drafted to Sydney with the 38th selection in the 2009 AFL draft, becoming a third generation footballer at AFL/VFL level. His grandfather Bruce Reid senior played for Footscray, his father

Bruce Reid Bruce Anthony Reid (born 14 March 1963) is a former Australian international cricketer. A tall left-arm fast-medium bowler, Reid also played domestically for his home state Western Australia. Domestic career Reid played for Western Australi ...

, for Footscray and

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and his uncle John Reid for

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, Footscray and Sydney. He is also the younger brother of Collingwood premiership player

Ben Reid Ben Reid (born 29 April 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). Personal life Reid grew up in Wangaratta Victoria, attending Galen Catholic College. He is the son ...

. 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. 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 in which he kicked 2 goals and 5 behinds. 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. 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 The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of the Melbourne-based 1883 foundation VFL c ...

at the SCG during a season that culminated with him being part of the Swans' premiership side. He kicked one goal in the

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victory over

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Personal life

Reid grew up in Bright in Northeast Victoria, attending, he attended

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for his final years of high school to train with the Murray Bushrangers. Reid married long time girlfriend Kimberley in 2017. Their first child, a boy, Saxon was born in 2019.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * AFL premiership player ():

* 2×

McClelland Trophy The McClelland Trophy is an Australian rules football trophy which has been awarded each year since 1951 by the Australian Football League (known prior to 1990 as the Victorian Football League) to the best-performing club in the home-and-away sea ...

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Individual * AFL Rising Star nominee: 2011 (round 12)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Sam Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans premiership players Living people 1991 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Murray Bushrangers players Wangaratta Rovers Football Club players VFL/AFL premiership players