Ceebee
Norm Smith Medallist
So he has played with that injury.
More respect.
More respect.
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BRISBANE Lions best-and-fairest favourite Dayne Beams doesn’t know if a recurring shoulder injury will prevent him from playing out the season.
Beams said he would play for Brisbane in Saturday’s Gabba clash with North Melbourne in which former Lions skipper Jed Adcock will turn out for his 200th game and Kangaroos veteran Brent Harvey his 400th.
Beams has amassed 434 disposals this year, 109 more than the total of touches for the next most involved Lion, Lewis Taylor, but has been troubled by a right shoulder which has needed strapping in recent weeks.
Would be really unfortunate for him if it costs him the best and fairest. Feels like he has earned it already.
Even if he misses the last 6 games you'd think someone like Zorko or Martin would have to have a huge finish to the season to catch him.
Id expect him to be iced shortly. Then we can deal with the "Brisbane are tanking!" s**t that'll come of it.
Leppitsch said Beams was likely to go in for surgery at some stage, although he would have not say on when.
"It’s too early for that sort of stuff, unless he can’t perform with it, (and then) he’ll go in," Leppitsch said.
"If he’s fine, he wants to be out there with the boys, which is really admirable.
"I leave all medical decisions up to the medical team and the player.
"They come to me to say who’s available, who’s not."
THE BRISBANE Lions' horror injury toll has taken another scalp, with star recruit Dayne Beams' first season in Queensland likely to be cut short after he re-injured his sore shoulder in Saturday's loss to Geelong.
However, Lions coach Justin Leppitsch hopes that ruckman Matthew Leuenberger has escaped a serious knee injury after a knock in the first quarter of his side's 56-point defeat at Simonds Stadium.
Beams has carried a shoulder problem for weeks and was facing with the prospect of surgery before the year's end.
Bloody disgrace from coaches and doctors pushing these injured players every week. Poor Beams must have been in so much pain...
Bloody disgrace from coaches and doctors pushing these injured players every week. Poor Beams must have been in so much pain...
Dead set...the Rockliffe situation was farcial. The club had a responsibility to rule him out. Gardiner, was playing under extreme difficulty. There are many cases and where they affect young players in particular it's a big concern. We know there are issues in this department of the club.Hanley was known to have problems last year. If they keep this up they'll cop a law suit if not an AFL investigation.
It was reported somewhere (can't remember where) that the Club had wanted Beams to go in for surgery a week or two ago, however it was Beams himself that wanted to play on to help out the team.
Im sure Lappin got told not to play that GF with broken ribs but that never stopped him.