Jim Bruce Reid
North Melbourne
AFL career
12 games3 goals
- Debut
- R3 1941 v RCH10 May 1941
- Most recent
- R6 1942 v CAR13 June 1942
Stats
Bio
Born in Katanning, Western Australia, before his family relocated to the Bendigo region in Victoria, Jim Reid was a physical giant of his era. Standing 191cm and weighing nearly 100kg, he possessed a frame that dwarfed most contemporaries in the 1940s, making him an imposing figure upon his arrival at North Melbourne. A mature-age recruit who didn't make his VFL debut until he was 28 years old, Reid was utilized to impose his size in contests during a period when the league was heavily impacted by player shortages. His senior career was ultimately short-lived and defined by the global conflict of the time; after managing just 12 games across the 1941 and 1942 seasons, his football journey ended when he left to serve with the Royal Australian Navy during World War II.
Profile
- Born
- 20 Dec 1912
- Died
- 10 Dec 1992 (aged 79y 356d)
- Birthplace
- Katanning, WA
- Deathplace
- Bendigo, VIC
- Height
- 191 cm
- Weight
- 99 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Katanning, Western Australia, before his family relocated to the Bendigo region in Victoria, Jim Reid was a physical giant of his era. Standing 191cm and weighing nearly 100kg, he possessed a frame that dwarfed most contemporaries in the 1940s, making him an imposing figure upon his arrival at North Melbourne. A mature-age recruit who didn't make his VFL debut until he was 28 years old, Reid was utilized to impose his size in contests during a period when the league was heavily impacted by player shortages. His senior career was ultimately short-lived and defined by the global conflict of the time; after managing just 12 games across the 1941 and 1942 seasons, his football journey ended when he left to serve with the Royal Australian Navy during World War II.