Background
He is the son of former Footscray and Carlton player, Bruce Reid.
He is the son of former Footscray and Carlton player, Bruce Reid.
Reid was taken with Collingwood"s first pick in the 2006 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft, pick number eight, and was handed the number 20 guernsey which was vacated by Chris Tarrant, after he was traded to the Fremantle Dockers. Reid made his Collingwood debut in Round 13, 2007 against Hawthorn, aged 18 years and 2 months. He was the youngest player in the American Federation of Labor-Congress at the time.
Originally recruited as a forward, he is now recognised as one of the best key defenders in the game.
He previously played for the Murray Bushrangers, Wangaratta Rovers and Bright Junior Football Club. 2010 Prior to 2010 Reid had only played a cumulated total of 8 games from 2007 to 2009.
2010 would become his breakout year when he went on to play 21 games out of a possible 26. Reid played in both Grand Finals opposite Street Kilda"s Justin Koschitzke.
In the Grand Final replay Reid suffered a leg injury, but wanted to play on and finish the game.
lieutenant was later discovered that he had continued to play with a fractured fibula. However his season finished on a poor note, being well beaten by Tom Hawkins in the American Federation of Labor-Congress Grand Final. He had injured his groin in the lead up to the Qualifying Final, three weeks earlier.