Collingwood swingman Ben Reid suffers quad injury in VFL practice match

Collingwood swingman Ben Reid has suffered yet another soft tissue injury, this time breaking down in a VFL practice match at the Holden Centre on the eve of Round 1.

Collingwood swingman Ben Reid will have scans this week after suffering yet another soft tissue injury.

Reid, 29, injured his quad during a Magpies VFL practice match against Northern Blues at the Holden Centre on Sunday.

Reid suffered the injury in the opening quarter and took no further part in the game, which ended in a draw.

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Ben Reid has suffered yet another soft tissue injury.

The setback is yet another blow for the injury-plagued 2010 premiership player, who has not played more than 17 games in a season since 2013.

He was restricted to just six matches last year after achilles and calf injuries.

Reid featured in Collingwood’s opening JLT Series win over Fremantle last Monday but was not selected for Monday night’s final hitout against Carlton in Morwell.

The 196cm defender-turned-forward was used as a back-up ruckman to star Brodie Grundy against the Dockers.

Reid signed a one-year deal with Collingwood last year.

He has played just 142 games in an injury-plagued career spanning 12 seasons.

Originally published as Collingwood swingman Ben Reid suffers quad injury in VFL practice match