Jim Reid (Australian footballer) explained

Jim Reid
Fullname:James Brown Willis Reid
Birth Date:1 May 1913
Birth Place:Cue, Western Australia
Originalteam:Claremont
Height:179 cm
Weight:76 kg
Position:Half forward/Wing
Statsend:1946
Years1:1935–36
Club1:South Melbourne
Games Goals1:36 (6)
Years2:1937–46
Club2:Claremont
Games Goals2:107

James Brown Willis Reid (1 May 1913 – 3 September 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

Reid played predominantly on the wings where he was noted for his speedy bursts and drop kicks but was also used at half forward. He made an impact at South Melbourne despite playing just two seasons, finishing equal ninth at the 1935 Brownlow Medal which made him the best placed South Melbourne player. Reid was a wingman in both the 1935 and 1936 VFL Grand Finals.

He started at Claremont in 1937 and was a member of their premiership team that year as well as the next. In 1939 he won Claremont's 'Best and Fairest' award but missed out on a spot in his third successive Grand Final through injury. Reid, who represented Western Australia at the 1937 Perth Carnival, also won a 'Best and Fairest' in 1940.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Reid . West Australian Football Commission . 4 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174049/http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/5147 . 4 August 2017 . dead .