If we could get Redden, Greenwood and pick 5 I'd be satisfied. Beams is a huge loss but the key to midfield supremacy these days is depth. Our midfield depth has dipped dramatically since Swan has suddenly got old, Ball's retired, Daisy left, Sharenberg/Freeman haven't played a game and the likes of JT, Blair, Fasolo, Seedsman haven't really stepped up.
Losing Beams is bad but if we can rebuild genuine depth (rather than selling the farm on a tit for tat approach for Danger), I think we'll be better off in the long run. Redden and Greenwood together don't add up to Beams' quality but too many people forget that Beams is just one player. Beams is better than most of the Hawthorn midfield but as a unit they outnumber and overwhelm us.
Anyway, before I go off on a Prince Lumumba-like tangent, question for you
Bert Man - your thoughts on Beams in return for pick 5, Redden plus a swap of 2nd round picks?
Another thing -
Is Redden from Victoria? When is he out of contract?