Reid, who was subbed out of last Friday’s game at three-quarter time after jarring his knee, sustained a similar complaint in round 18 when the Swans faced the Hawks at the MCG, but did not miss a game with the injury.
After turning around his recovery in just six days on that occasion, Reid told SwansTV he felt confident he would be ready to go for this weekend’s season decider.
“I guess it’s an injury that I’ve been managing for most of the year, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous at all (following the preliminary final),” he said.
“But it’s something that I’ve managed throughout the year and have figured out how to get on top of in time for games.
“I did have some confidence in my mind (after the injury), but I didn’t sleep much on Friday night and was up all night icing it.
“Luckily enough I was able to wake up on Saturday morning feeling pretty good.”
The forward will face his final hurdle on Thursday morning, when the Swans embark on their final full training session in Sydney before heading to Melbourne in the late afternoon.
After completing an individual running session on Tuesday afternoon, Reid said he expected to get through Thursday’s session unscathed.
“I’m ready to go,” he said.
“It’s something that I’ve managed throughout the year so I’ve got a pretty good idea of what needs to be done to get right for this weekend, and it’s about doing that now.”
Reid will be one of 15 Swans in this weekend’s clash who achieved premiership glory two seasons ago, when the club posted a ten-point victory over the Hawks,.
In 2012, Reid was one of the younger crop of Swans playing in their first Grand Final, but this year will be armed with greater big-game experience.
Reid said it was a strange feeling to be considered as one on the team’s ‘experienced’ finals campaigners.
“I guess it is strange to be thought of that way at 22 years of age,” he said.
“I was driving home with dad on Friday night after the game and he told me that he’d played ten years but only played two finals and lost them both, and I’m in my fifth year and this is the second Grand Final that I’ll be in.
“I have been pretty lucky having played in two Grand Finals.
“It’s a good experience to have and I’m excited about having another opportunity.”
Following the Swans open training session on Tuesday, which saw thousands of fans flock to the SCG, Reid said he felt the Grand Final hype was starting to build in Sydney.
But after experiencing Grand Final week two years ago, Reid said he expected the real buzz to hit when the team lands in Melbourne, but said he would be better prepared for the hype this time around.
“It is a bit different down there (in Melbourne) and I guess that’s the nice thing about Sydney,” he said.
“While it is a big deal up here, it’s not quite as big as it is down in Melbourne, so you’re able to escape it a little bit up here.
“It means you can relax for the first few days of the week, but once we get down there I’m looking forward to the Parade.
“Hopefully it’s a nice day this time, not like last time when we had to ride inside the car, so hopefully it’s a nice day so we can thank all of our friends for coming out.
“It is good to know what’s coming and be able to relax a bit in that sense.”
