#17,#11 Dayne Beams

[BazBoy]

Yes it’s absolute but the elongated path to stability pisses me off

[Pies2016]

Firstly, I want to wish Beams all the best in his recovery.

While I accept that we are all smarter in hindsight, what was never part of any hindsight at the time of the trade, was that our two best midfielders ( Pendles and Sidey ) were much closer to the end than the beginning.
For me the trade wasn’t about Beams per say, it was more that the club would give up two first rounders and leave us with a mid field that comprises three 30 year olds in 2020 and no early picks for the next two drafts.
The lack of succession planning by the club was horrendous.
As has already been said, you don’t give up your two round picks, particularly when you’re the oldest team in the comp.

The response of “ oh but we still got Quaynor “ doesn’t wash either. Had we have not traded for Beams, we still would have got Quaynor and more ( particularly when they declared publicly we want to get into the first round of the 2019 draft )
To think Beams was likely to be the difference between a premiership or not is also drawing a long bow. Ask Gibbs, Franklin, Dangerfield, Ablett and co if they have made a difference to their second club winning the flag. ( obviously the Tigers did get it right with Lynch )
I posted the above arguments shortly after the Beams trade was completed and I maintained them ever since.
It was simply a short sighted, knee jerk reaction by the club. It’s not Beams fault at all and I say again, I wish him the best in his recovery.

I can only hope the club has a learned a lot from some of their recent player acquisitions, because if they haven’t, it’s going to be a long next decade or two.

[BazBoy]

Can we put him on long term injury list and get another player in the Suppliment plan

[K]

[melliot]

[warburton lad]

I wish Dayne Beams all the very best- mental health issues can be incredibly debilitating; I care about the club results on the field and not having Beams out there will be a negative, but I care more for a fellow traveller’s health and personal well-being than winning a footy match. His absence will create a spot for another young Magpie to step up into the breach.
Floreat Pica

[themonk]

[WhyPhilWhy?]

No - we still got IQ AND Kelly

[BazBoy]

Still curious if that Supplement player (added by March) would be invoked in our favour if a player goes on long term injury/illness

I ask cos I really don’t know the mechanics of it

Maybe someone here might

[Pies2016]

[BazBoy]

Thank you for that and I reasoned that may be the case—-I mean if a player suffers an ACL or broken leg and the like a surgeon gives a diagnosis including
his estimate time of incapacity

Dane could come out of his mental smog at any given time

[Jezza]

Wish him well, but this has been a disastrous trade for the club. There's no other way to describe it.

While factoring in Beams' troubles, the club needs to look after its own interests as well and if that means cutting him loose then so be it.

The club cannot afford to be held hostage to a player who is on a big salary and faces an uncertain future. We have big names out of contract in 2020 and we're going to need to all the money we can to retain these players.

I got a sense very early on into last season that something wasn't right with Beams and I heard worrying rumours about off-field issues that haven't gone away. This was before he went on an indefinite break the first time round.

[K]

[3rd degree]

I never thought it was the right call I like Beams but on a business side it was terrible. Any truth to the fact Brayden Seir approved his Personal Leave?

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