Ben Reid
Encyclopedia
Ben Reid is an Australian rules football
er for Collingwood
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
and Carlton
player, Bruce Reid
. His younger brother Sam Reid
also plays AFL football for the Sydney Swans
.
at pick number 8. Reid previously played for Murray Bushrangers
, Wangaratta Rovers and Bright Junior Football Club. He has been handed the number 20 Guernsey which has been recently vacated by Chris Tarrant
, who has been traded to the Fremantle Dockers
. When he made his debut for Collingwood in Round 13 2007 against Hawthorn at 18 years and 2 months, he was the youngest player in the AFL. Originally recruited as a forward, he has been mainly played in defence.
opposite St Kilda's Justin Koschitzke
. In the Grand Final replay Reid suffered a leg injury, but wanted to play on and finish the game. It was later discovered that he had continued to play with a fractured fibula.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er for Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Early life
He is the son of former FootscrayWestern Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
and Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
player, Bruce Reid
Bruce Reid, Jr.
Bruce Reid is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Carlton in the Victorian Football League . He is the son of Bruce Reid senior and brother of John Reid, both league footballers.- Notes :...
. His younger brother Sam Reid
Sam Reid (Australian footballer born 1991)
Sam Reid is an Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans Football Club in the Australian Football League . Reid, whose brother Ben Reid plays for Collingwood, was drafted to Sydney with the 38th selection in the 2009 AFL Draft...
also plays AFL football for the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
.
AFL career
He was taken with Collingwood's first pick in the 2006 AFL Draft2006 AFL Draft
The 2006 AFL Draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League....
at pick number 8. Reid previously played for Murray Bushrangers
Murray Bushrangers
Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains in WJ Findlay Oval. The team is coached by Darren Ogier...
, Wangaratta Rovers and Bright Junior Football Club. He has been handed the number 20 Guernsey which has been recently vacated by Chris Tarrant
Chris Tarrant (footballer)
Chris Tarrant is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club, and has also played for the Fremantle Football Club. He announced at the end of the 2010 AFL season that he would return to Melbourne for personal reasons and would not extend his contract with Fremantle...
, who has been traded to the Fremantle Dockers
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
. When he made his debut for Collingwood in Round 13 2007 against Hawthorn at 18 years and 2 months, he was the youngest player in the AFL. Originally recruited as a forward, he has been mainly played in defence.
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. In round 12 he was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award, and went on to finish 10th overall. Reid played in both Grand Finals2010 AFL Grand Final
The 2010 AFL Grand Final is either of two Australian rules football contests between the Collingwood Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club. Together they are considered the 114th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League, and were staged to determine the...
opposite St Kilda's Justin Koschitzke
Justin Koschitzke
Justin Gregory Koschitzke is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career overview:Recruited in the 2000 AFL Draft at pick number two, there were high expectations on Koschitzke from a young age...
. In the Grand Final replay Reid suffered a leg injury, but wanted to play on and finish the game. It was later discovered that he had continued to play with a fractured fibula.