Sydney Swans forward Sam Reid will miss at least the next two matches after tearing his left quad in Friday night’s 47-point win over Collingwood at the MCG.

The 21-year-old forward will miss the Swans’ next two clashes against Essendon and Adelaide, and will be reassessed during the club’s round 12 bye.

Reid came off the field in the third term on Friday night after suffering the injury, and was subbed out of the game shortly afterwards.

Speaking at the Paul Kelly Cup zone finals on Monday afternoon at Moore Park, Swans co-captain Kieren Jack said Reid would be a huge loss for the Swans.

“He’s had a tear in his quad so we’ll take it easy with him and he’s going to have a couple of weeks off,” Jack said.

“He’s very important structurally to us and he takes a key defender out of the way and is just really good at competing for the ball.

“He looked to be in really good form and he was certainly building and had some really good games, so it’s unfortunate for him but he’ll take a couple of weeks off and I’m sure he’ll come back fresh and he’ll be right.”

Despite Reid’s reduced statistical output in front of goal this season compared to last, Jack said the young forward was still an important member of the Swans’ side this year and will be missed in the next two rounds.

“Sam is a pretty vital member of the team and is certainly a talent,” he said.

“The work he does defensively and off the ball certainly goes unnoticed for most people, but we see what he does and he’s a very important part of the side.”

Jack confirmed that Swans tall forwards Tommy Walsh and Jesse White could be candidates in Reid’s absence after the pair combined for 11 goals in the Swans reserves win over Ainslie in Canberra this weekend.

“We’ll need someone to stand up and take his spot,” Jack said.

“We had Tommy Walsh in the team last week and we’ve had players like Jesse White come in and I think both of them were in good form on the weekend.

“I think Tommy kicked seven and Jesse kicked four, so whoever gets the opportunity it’s just important that they come in and really take it and make the most of it.”