Clive Reid

Recruited from Coburg during the VFA's wartime recess, Clive Reid was a solid, heavy-bodied utility who arrived at Victoria Park to bolster the numbers during the player-starved 1943 season. A serviceman with the Royal Australian Navy, his brief foray into VFL football was dictated by the exigencies of his military commitments, restricting him to just two consecutive senior appearances in Rounds 7 and 8 against Essendon and Melbourne. Standing 180cm and weighing a robust 88kg, he possessed the physical dimensions of a key defender or follower, brought in to add immediate size and contest to a Magpies lineup depleted by the war effort. His career remains a classic example of the wartime cameo, as he disappeared from the team sheet as quickly as he arrived, likely recalled to active duty or unable to retain his place amidst the volatile team selections of the era.