The younger brother of Essendon defender Zach is a mobile tall forward who is renowned for his outstanding overhead marking, natural goal sense and clean hands below his knees for a 203cm big man. Reid averaged 13.5 disposals, five marks and kicked 16 goals in his 11 Coates Talent League matches for Gippsland and played in all four under-18s championships games for Vic Country, kicking two goals against Vic Metro. He was ranked among the standout tall prospects heading into the 2023 season after an excellent bottom-aged year, and showed development with good follow-up work after improving his ruck craft in combination with his natural forward ability this year. The strapping youngster becomes the equal-tallest player on the Eagles’ list alongside 2022 draftee Harry Barnett heading into the 2024 campaign.
At a glance: Junior club: Inverloch-Kongwak (VIC). Debut: -. Recruited from: Gippsland Power (VIC). Brownlow votes: 0.
