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Alan Reid

Essendon and Geelong

AFL career

52 games18 goals

Debut
R3 1979 v CAR31 Mar 1979
Most recent
R16 1983 v MEL16 July 1983

Stats

1983
GEE
7
8.6
5.3
13.9
4.0
1.9
2.6
0.0
0.1
1983
ESS
1
10.0
7.0
17.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
3.0
1.0
1982
ESS
3
10.0
3.7
13.7
4.0
0.3
2.0
0.3
0.3
1981
ESS
18
12.8
4.4
17.2
3.3
2.2
2.4
0.5
0.6
1980
ESS
7
14.4
5.7
20.1
3.9
2.6
2.4
0.3
0.6
1979
ESS
16
15.4
6.2
21.6
6.1
2.6
3.1
0.2
0.3
League
Season
MEL
MCG
R16
3
2
5
2
0
2
0
0.0
COL
KP
R13
8
5
13
1
2
3
1
0.0
FSC
WO
R12
13
8
21
7
3
3
0
0.0
HAW
PP
R11
9
8
17
5
5
2
0
0.0
ESS
WH
R10
8
4
12
5
2
3
0
0.1
NTH
KP
R9
9
6
15
6
1
1
0
0.0
SYD
KP
R8
10
4
14
2
0
4
1
0.0
STK
WH
R2
10
7
17
2
1
3
0
3.1

Profile

Born
29 Jan 1956 (age 70y 266d)
Height
185 cm
Weight
81 kg

Teams

  • 45 games, 18 goals
    1979–1983
  • 7 games, 0 goals
    1983–1984

Recruited from East Fremantle in the WAFL, Alan Reid arrived at Windy Hill with a glowing reputation, having already represented Western Australia in State of Origin football. A tall, running wingman with electrifying pace and ball-winning ability, he made an immediate impact in his debut 1979 season, finishing second in the Bombers' Brownlow Medal count behind Terry Daniher. However, Reid’s promising VFL career was constantly interrupted by a series of leg and stomach injuries that prevented him from participating in Essendon's finals campaigns of the early 1980s. After managing just a single senior appearance early in 1983, he was cleared to Geelong in a mid-season move, where he added seven games in the Hoops before his time at the elite level came to a close.