Bruce Reid Jr.

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Bruce Reid Jr.
Personal information
Full name Bruce Maxwell Reid Jr.
Date of birth (1955-12-23) 23 December 1955 (age 65)
Original team(s) Sandhurst
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1977–1982 Footscray 86 (23)
1983–1985 Carlton 33 (3)
Total119 (26)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bruce Reid (born 23 December 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1] Reid made his league debut against St Kilda in round 5 of the 1977 season. His father Bruce Reid Sr. and brother John Reid were also league footballers. Reid's two sons, Ben and Sam, currently play in the AFL, with each winning a premiership with their respective clubs, Collingwood and Sydney, in 2010 and 2012.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 694. ISBN   978-1-921496-00-4.


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