The Rams’ season came to an end on Saturday night after a 84-62 loss to the Queanbeyan Yowies, condemning the club to a winless 2016 campaign. But despite that, Reid found reasons to smile.

“I talked to everyone extensively throughout the year and everyone is adamant that even though we didn’t win a game it was one of our best seasons in terms of being competitive as a team,” he said.

“Last year when Tim (Griffiths) was coach he had a focus on development and I’ve carried that through but also put extra focus on being a competitive side and all the other guys were really happy with what we’ve done.”

The Rams got off to a strong start on Saturday and led the Yowies early but once the home side regrouped they were always a class above, thanks largely in part to the fact they were at full strength for the first time in a number of weeks.

The match was put to bed in the third quarter when the hosts piled on 35 points to stretch the lead out to 65-40.

The Rams won the final quarter and despite Reid saying it was “the same old story” in terms of his side just not being able to get over the line, he was pleased with the effort, particularly by those players who are leaving the side.

Kristjan Reinhold, who will return to his home country of Estonia shortly, was a standout with 17 points while the retiring Mark Willis dropped 10 points. Reid and Shayne Brown also contributed 10 points each.

“Kris stepped up in his final game for the club and he only took a couple of minutes off the whole game to have a drink and catch his breath and I tried to run the guys I knew were leaving longer than normal and it was good to get everyone on and finish on a positive note,” Reid said.

In terms of going forwards towards next season Reid admitted his side will have a number of holes to fill with the likes of Reinhold, Willis, Zac Mills and Dan Medway departing.

While confident there will be a Rams side in 2017, Reid couldn’t guarantee he will be coaching or even playing, but the veteran stated it’s more than likely he will strap on the boots again. He also added he would be more than happy to mentor the side again but if a more than suitable candidate threw their hat in the coaching ring he would step aside.

“Us not winning a game has been something personal and I really wanted to get us over the line and it’s been tough,” he said.

“I lost a couple of nights sleep over things and that Illawarra game (lost in overtime) will probably haunt me for the rest of my life. But I’ve definitely enjoyed it, it’s been a challenge.”