Universal Love Ben Reid Retires

[Brickwall]

has retired all the best on your future

 

[AndrewShawble]

Thanks Reidy.

Was one of my favourite Pies, the exact sort of player a club needs - beautiful hands, nice peg. Unfortunately his body let him down.

“By 21 years of age, in 2010, he was a premiership defender and by 22 the owner of an All-Australian blazer.”

He had the game at his feet at that time, injury robbed us of some key Reidy years.

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

Ben you will always be an All-Australian Premiership Hero

Injury was the only thing that stopped you surpassing Teddy Whitten as the game’s greatest swing man

Pity your selfish brother wouldn’t let us recruit him for spare parts

 

[Shaneprice97]

Great memories.

 

[Moeydw]

Always will be a premiership hero. Wonder what he could have been if his body never let him down. All the best Reidy!

 

[unplugged]

Had an unbelievable run of form in 2011. Possibly went on one year too many but won't go out wondering. Thanks Reidy.

 

[Horaceg]

Whats next for Ben

 

[AndrewShawble]

Whats next for Ben

 

[Jen2310]

Was unstoppable in his best.

Was one of the reasons we won in 2010.

Congrats on a good career Reidy. If only his body agreed with his mind, could have achieved so much more. But AA defender, premiership player. Not to many can say that.

 

[SchuPie]

Thanks for the premiership, Reidy

All the best

 

[Vicky Park]

So sad that many memories of Ben are of him hobbling around on the field. Footy is not fair in the way it rejects some bodies.

Thanks Ben, a deserving premiership player, all the best.

 

[Big Bryza]

Congrats on the career Reidy.

What a haul from that 2006 draft. Reid, Brown and Dawesy all who played a part in our 2010 premiership.

Reidy's career was cut down its prime but he was a star defender at his very best.

 

[Kappa]

Most people have forgotten how utterly brilliant he was in 2010.

Was a brick wall who marked EVERYTHING near him and then turned around and sent a 60 metre bullet pass on the rebound.

Sadly I think he liked the beach weights a bit too much and skipped leg day, good luck to him in the future.

 

[jmac70]

Ben you will always be an All-Australian Premiership Hero

Injury was the only thing that stopped you surpassing Teddy Whitten as the game’s greatest swing man

Pity your selfish brother wouldn’t let us recruit him for spare parts

Hey Walt, can you please persuade Ben to post a farewell message to his friends here?

 

[Kappa]

Congrats on the career Reidy.

What a haul from that 2006 draft. Reid, Brown and Dawesy all who played a part in our 2010 premiership.

Reidy's career was cut down its prime but he was a star defender at his very best.

Not really an amazing haul, but getting Reid was super important to 2010.

 

[jmac70]

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[whiskeytown]

So much talent. And versatility. Went from a struggling forward to one of the best backmen in the game. And then became a solid forward.

Should’ve played 100 more games. A very good career nonetheless.

 

[Darkyprotector]

Not really an amazing haul, but getting Reid was super important to 2010.

A lot of people underestimate Dawes performance

Super In the gf replay

Pity be broke his knuckle

Cost us heaps

 

[jmac70]

Thread is to celebrate Ben, please don't turn it into another Dawes discussion!

 

[jmac70]

Thread title needs to change - 'Thanks Ben on a great career!' Something like that, also should be a toast.

 

[Kappa]

Ben Reid career highlights

Take a look back at some of Ben Reid's best career highlights.

www.collingwoodfc.com.au

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Not really an amazing haul, but getting Reid was super important to 2010.

In hindsight their careers turned out to be shorter than they would have liked.

But I told you we’d draft three future premiership key position players in this years draft to go with an existing father son, would you take them?

Reid clearly was a star player who just couldn’t get on the park. But he’s a premiership player and a Collingwood immortal

 

[magpie_marty]

Fantastic career alas injuries impacted on him.
All the Best Ben Reid.

 

[grayza2018]

A great career, and a shame his body let him down in the latter years. Always a premiership hero!

All the best in retirement Reidy