BRIGHT football product Sam Reid has hung up the boots after 15 years with the Sydney Swans in the AFL.

Reid made the announcement to the playing group last Tuesday after sustaining a hamstring injury in the VFL the Saturday prior, and he and his family were given an adoring farewell as they walked the boundary of the Sydney Cricket Ground just before the Swans played Western Bulldogs on Sunday.

Raised in the North East and educated at Galen Catholic College in Wangaratta, Reid was drafted with pick 38 by the Swans in the 2009 draft, before debuting in Round 22, 2010 against Brisbane.

He quickly became a staple member of the Swans forward line, going on to play 181 games and kick 183 goals.

Reid also was a premiership player for the Swans, racking up 13 disposals and one goal in the 2012 grand final win over Hawthorn.

“I have called the Sydney Swans home for the past 15 seasons and I’m so grateful for the time I have had here at the club,” Reid said.

"Since arriving from Victoria all those years ago I’ve grown up from a 17-year-old school kid to now having a wife and two kids of my own.

“The club has looked after me and my family so well and I can’t thank them enough for the opportunity I’ve been given.

“I will look back with so many great memories of playing here – the people I’ve been able to work with have been incredible and a big reason why I lasted 15 years.

“Of course, the 2012 Premiership sticks out in my mind as the footballing highlight.

“I want to say thank you to the entire football club, the players past and present, the coaching staff, and of course all the Swans members who have supported me along the journey.”